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| Description | |
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| Comments: | Finest crystals to 3 mm in size. Occurs in geode-like cavities in colemanite. |
| Habit: | Finest crystals. |
| Colour: | Colorless |
| Quality of samples: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Rarity at site: | Common |
| Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| References | |
| References: | Erd, R.C., J.F. McAllister & A.C. Vlisidis (1961), Nobleite, another new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California: American Mineralogist: 46: 560-571; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 280; Erd, R.C., J.F. McAllister, and A.C. Vlisidis (1970) Wardsmithite 5CaO • MgO • 12B2O3 • 30H2O, a new borate mineral from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist: 55: 350; McAllister, James Franklin (1970) Geology of the Furnace Creek borate area, Death Valley, Inyo County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Map Sheet 14, 9 pp.: 9; Konnert, J.A., Clark, J.R., and Christ, C.L. (1972) Gowerite, CaB5O8(OH) •B(OH)3•3H2O: crystal structure and comparison with related borates. American Mineralogist: 57: 381-396. |
| Associated minerals: | |
| Associates: | Colemanite |
| Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Nobleite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Corkscrew Canyon Mine (Corkscrew Mine), Corkscrew Canyon, Black Mts, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Death Valley National Park, Inyo Co., California, USA |
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