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

Description
Type Locality:	Hard Scramble claim, Ryan, Black Mts, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Death Valley National Park, Inyo Co., California, USA is the type locality for Wardsmithite
Comments:	Occurs as a weathering product of colemanite-priceite veins. Fine-grained, soft clots up to0 75 microns diameter; less complex single crystals to 15 microns diameter and 2 micorns thick.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	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.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Wardsmithite 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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