Colemanite from
Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Inyo Co., California, USA

Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Inyo Co., California, USA

Description
Type Locality:	Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Inyo Co., California, USA is the type locality for Colemanite
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 352; 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: 351; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 290.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Celestine
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Colemanite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District), Inyo Co., California, USA
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