Ginorite from
Hard Scramble claim, Ryan, Black Mts, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Death Valley National Park, Inyo Co., California, USA

Hard Scramble claim, Ryan, Black Mts, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Death Valley National Park, Inyo Co., California, USA
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Description
Comments:	Occurs as an alteration product of colemanite and priceite veins in surficial material.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Erd, R.C., J.F. McAllister & H. Almond (1959), Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate from Death Valley, California: American Mineralogist: 44: 911-919; 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: 349-357; www.mineralsocal.org.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Colemanite Priceite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Ginorite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Hard Scramble claim, Ryan, Black Mts, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Death Valley National Park, Inyo Co., California, USA

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