Unnamed Borate prospects [22], Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 23' 3'' North , 116° 46' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
78577
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78577:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5d67f035-842d-4bc5-b3de-2f3f83ffc75b
A B-borate occurrence/prospect(s) located in sec. 16, T26N, R2E, SBM, 3.3 km (2.0 miles) SSE of Twenty Mule Team Canyon (coordinates of record) (along the S end of the canyon), on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Miocene Furnace Creek Formation (tuff, clay, mud, mudstone, sandstone). Local rocks include Tertiary nonmarine rocks, undivided.
Workings include underground openings comprised of adits.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10094959 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
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