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Magnesite from
Unnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Habit:hexagonal, tabular platelet bunches in volcanic rock vesicles, beveled on edges
Colour:clear, milky, sometimes zoned
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1346757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1346757:9
GUID (UUID V4):ba7f5eeb-1d4c-4b34-a2be-09612c34841f
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
3.0km (1.9 miles) Saddleback Mountain, East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
23.3km (14.4 miles) Kramer Hills deposit (Unnamed Magnesite deposit [2]), Kramer Hills [hills], Kramer Hills [town], East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) Bissell Magnesite deposit, Bissell, Kern County, California, USA
57.2km (35.6 miles) NW Barstow Dolomite (Dolomite Northwest of Barstow Cal.), Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) Ball Iron deposits (Ball Mine; Ball Magnesite deposit; Ball; Red Seal), Sidewinder Mountain, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) Unnamed Dolomite-Magnesite deposit [5] (Unnamed Dolomite deposit), Goat Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
80.6km (50.1 miles) Heath Canyon occurrences, Wrightwood, San Bernardino County, California, USA
81.0km (50.3 miles) Unnamed Magnesite prospect [5], Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
82.0km (50.9 miles) Richter deposit (Richter Dolomite deposit; Marter claims), Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) Unnamed Magnesite prospect [4], Harvard (Blythe), San Bernardino County, California, USA
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