Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Rio Tinto Borax open pit | Pit |
Rio Tinto Borax Mine | Mine |
Kramer Borate deposit | Deposit |
Boron | Town |
Kern County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 2' 40'' North , 117° 41' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Boron | 2,253 (2011) | 6.4km |
North Edwards | 1,058 (2011) | 13.0km |
Edwards Air Force Base | 2,063 (2013) | 26.2km |
California City | 13,277 (2017) | 28.0km |
Johannesburg | 172 (2011) | 36.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
3484
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3484:8
GUID (UUID V4):
5cd6bdf9-7f7e-4e98-aae5-579f078d253c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
U.S. Borax open pit; Boron pit
The primary mineralization is borax, precipitated in a permanent shallow lake, fed from thermal (volcanic) springs rich in sodium & boron. Kernite was formed later upon deep (+1500 ft (ca. 457 m)) burial and temperatures above 53Β Β°C (Christ and Garrels, 1959). The sodium borates together with claystone are hosted as a core facies within the Middle Miocene (16 mybp) Kramer beds (Barnard & Kistler, 1967) and are completely enveloped by ulexite-bearing shales (Gale, 1946). Stratigraphic and structural studies indicate the Kramer borates were deposited in a small structural, non-marine basin, elongated in an east-west direction and limited on the south by the Western Borax fault
(Joe Siefke 2010).
The open pit mine of the U.S. Borax Mine, located in secs. 14 & 23, T11N, R8W, SBM, N of the town of Boron. A borate mine removing 10,000 tons/day during 1984. Owned by U.S. Borax & Chemical Corp.
In 1913 a borate mining claim was registered by O. Suckow, following identification of colemanite nodules during well drilling in the Kramer area of Kern Co. California.
This discovery claim was later bought out by the Pacific Coast Borax Company, whose subsequent exploration drilling in the district discovered the Na-borate deposit in 1925.
Their first exploitation was underground, via the shaft known as the Baker mine, which lies near the eastern end of the Na-borate orebody. During 1926 & 1927, two other companies, Suckow Borax Mines and the Western Borax Co., began working further west in the deposit. Both of these operations were taken over within the next few years by Pacific Coast Borax [Western Borax in 1933].
In the late 1940s, the former Western Borax property was bought by the California Borate Co. which since seems to have faded from the scene, although I can find no reference to its demise. In 1956 Pacific Coast Borax merged with United States Potash Corporation, to become US Borax, and in 1957 changed from underground to opencast working.
The Jenifer Mine was a shaft located about halfway between the Western Borax and Suckow Borax mines, and is now included within the US Borax property. In 1968 US Borax became part of the Rio Tinto Group.
Zeolites occur in basalt underlying the borate deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
29 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Habit: trapazohedra to 3mm, some with cubic faces Colour: glass clear |
β Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chabazite-Na Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O References: |
β Clinoptilolite-Na Formula: Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
β 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
β Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
βͺ Gaidonnayite Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O Habit: 1mm rosettes of thin-bladed monoclinic crystals Colour: clear Description: Found in saponite covered vesicles in Saddleback Mountain basalt samples originated from the pit decades ago. Associated with octahedral-like dipyramidal calcite and gmelinite-Na. References: |
β Gmelinite-Na Formula: Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
β 'Gmelinite Subgroup' |
β Greigite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
β Heulandite-Na Formula: (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O References: |
β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
β Hydroboracite Formula: CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O Habit: short, well-terminated; radiating groups. Description: Occurs as radiating crystals > 5 cm long; also a singlr large mass of a ton or mkore containing tunellite. Short, well-terminated crystals numerous in the vugs. |
βͺ Inderite Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O Habit: prismatic crystals with square cross sections up to 30cm. Rarely terminated Description: Occurs abundantly with kurnakovite in the hanging wall of the main Na-borate4 ore body, in a thin, discontinuous zone 1 to 2 feet (0.3 to 0.6 meters) above the ore.
Mostly found during the early days of the open pit where a fault zone in the western part of the deposit was uncovered. The Inderite crystals were found growing in the distinctive blue/green/tan mud of the deposit. |
β Inyoite Formula: Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O Description: Occurs as unaltered crystals to 3.75 cm on a side; as intergrown masses; as small, rough crystals found in clay adjacent to the deposit. |
β Kernite Formula: Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
β Kurnakovite Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
βͺ Mazzite-Na (TL) Formula: Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O Type Locality: Habit: Acicular Colour: White References: |
β Meyerhofferite Formula: CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O Colour: White Description: Occurs as small white euhedral crystals disseminated in a green claystone near the base of the upper ulexite layers. References: |
β Mordenite Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
β Orpiment Formula: As2S3 Description: Occurs included within borate minerals. References: |
β Phillipsite-Na Formula: (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
β 'Phillipsite Subgroup' |
β Probertite Formula: NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Realgar Formula: As4S4 References: |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
β Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Colour: green, brownish, black |
β Searlesite Formula: Na(H2BSi2O7) |
β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
β Tincalconite Formula: Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O References: |
β Tunellite Formula: SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
β Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Greigite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
β | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
β | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
Group 6 - Borates | |||
β | Inderite | 6.CA.15 | MgB3O3(OH)5 Β· 5H2O |
β | Kurnakovite | 6.CA.20 | MgB3O3(OH)5 Β· 5H2O |
β | Meyerhofferite | 6.CA.30 | CaB3O3(OH)5 Β· H2O |
β | Inyoite | 6.CA.35 | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) Β· 4H2O |
β | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] Β· H2O |
β | Hydroboracite | 6.CB.15 | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 Β· 3H2O |
β | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 Β· 8H2O |
β | Tincalconite | 6.DA.15 | Na2(B4O7) Β· 5H2O |
β | Kernite | 6.DB.05 | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] Β· 3H2O |
β | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] Β· 5H2O |
β | Probertite | 6.EB.15 | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] Β· 3H2O |
β | Tunellite | 6.FC.05 | SrB6O9(OH)2 Β· 3H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Gaidonnayite | 9.DM.15 | Na2Zr(Si3O9) Β· 2H2O |
β | Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O | |
β | Searlesite | 9.EF.15 | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
β | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O |
β | Phillipsite-Na | 9.GC.10 | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] Β· 12H2O |
β | Mazzite-Na (TL) | 9.GC.20 | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 Β· 30H2O |
β | Gmelinite-Na | 9.GD.05 | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 Β· 11H2O |
β | Chabazite-Na | 9.GD.10 | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 Β· 12H2O |
β | Mordenite | 9.GD.35 | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 Β· 28H2O |
β | Clinoptilolite-Na | 9.GE.05 | Na6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
β | Heulandite-Na | 9.GE.05 | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 Β· 22H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
β | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O |
β | 'Gmelinite Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
β | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
H | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
H | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
H | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
H | β Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
H | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
H | β Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
H | β Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
H | β Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
H | β Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
H | β Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
H | β Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
H | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
H | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
H | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
H | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
H | β Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
H | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
H | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
H | β Clinoptilolite-Na | Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
H | β Gmelinite-Na | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
H | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
H | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
H | β Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
B | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
B | β Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
B | β Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
B | β Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
B | β Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
B | β Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
B | β Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
B | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
B | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
B | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
B | β Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
B | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
O | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
O | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | β Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
O | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
O | β Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
O | β Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
O | β Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
O | β Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
O | β Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
O | β Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
O | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
O | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
O | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
O | β Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
O | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
O | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
O | β Clinoptilolite-Na | Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
O | β Gmelinite-Na | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
O | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
O | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
O | β Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Na | β Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Na | β Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Na | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Na | β Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
Na | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Na | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
Na | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
Na | β Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
Na | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Na | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
Na | β Clinoptilolite-Na | Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Na | β Gmelinite-Na | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
Na | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
Na | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Na | β Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
Mg | β Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
Mg | β Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
Mg | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
Mg | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Al | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Al | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Al | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
Al | β Clinoptilolite-Na | Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Al | β Gmelinite-Na | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
Al | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
Al | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Al | β Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Si | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Si | β Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Si | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Si | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
Si | β Clinoptilolite-Na | Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Si | β Gmelinite-Na | Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O |
Si | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
Si | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Si | β Mazzite-Na | Na8[Al4Si14O36]2 · 30H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Greigite | Fe2+Fe23+S4 |
S | β Orpiment | As2S3 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Realgar | As4S4 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
K | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
K | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
K | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
K | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Ca | β Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
Ca | β Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
Ca | β Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
Ca | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
Ca | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Ca | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
Ca | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Heulandite-Na | (Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72 · 22H2O |
Ca | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Greigite | Fe2+Fe23+S4 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | β Saponite var. Iron-bearing Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Orpiment | As2S3 |
As | β Realgar | As4S4 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
Sr | β Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Kern County
- Kramer Borate Mining DistrictMining District
- Kern County
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Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA