Ulexite from North America Plate

Ulexite

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

Ulexite, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


Canada
New Brunswick Kings Co. Cardwell Parish Penobsquis ⓘ Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation of America Mine)	Roulston, B. V., Waugh, D. C. E. (1981) A borate mineral assemblage from Penobsquis and Salt Springs evaporite deposits of southern New Brunswick. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19 (2) 291-301
Hammond Parish Salt Springs evaporite deposit ⓘ Clover Hill deposit (Denison-Potacan mine; Potacan mine; Cassidy Potash mine)	Burns, P. C., Hawthorne, Franck C., Stirling, J. A. R. (1992) Trembathite, (Mg,Fe)₃B₇O₁₃Cl, a new borate mineral from the Salt Springs potash deposit, Sussex, New Brunswick. The Canadian Mineralogist, 30 (2) 445-448
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland ⓘ Flat Bay Quarry	Papezik, V. S., Fong, C. C. K. (1975) Howlite and ulexite from the Carboniferous gypsum and anhydrite beds in western Newfoundland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (4) 370-376
Nova Scotia Halifax Co. East Milford ⓘ Milford quarry (National Gypsum quarry)	Papezik, V. S., Fong, C. C. K. (1975) Howlite and ulexite from the Carboniferous gypsum and anhydrite beds in western Newfoundland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (4) 370-376
Hants Co. ⓘ Wentworth quarry (Fundy Gypsum; Canadian Gypsum Company)	Papezik, V. S., Fong, C. C. K. (1975) Howlite and ulexite from the Carboniferous gypsum and anhydrite beds in western Newfoundland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (4) 370-376
Windsor ⓘ Black's quarry
ⓘ Clifton Quarry	How, Henry (1857) On the occurrence of natro-boro-calcite with Glauber salt in the gypsum of Nova Scotia. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 6. 54-60
Victoria Co. Dingwall ⓘ National Gypsum Company quarries	Sabina, A.P. (1994) Rocks and Minerals for the Collector Sabina, Ann P. (1994) Rocks and minerals for the collector, northeastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, and Prince Edward Island. Miscellaneous report 51. Geological Survey of Canada Sabina, A. P. (1965) Rocks and minerals for the Collector: northeastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and Prince Edward Island. Paper 65-10. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/100984

Mexico
Sonora Magdalena Municipality ⓘ Unimin (Tinaja Del Oso) deposit	Miranda-Gasca, M. A., Gomez-Caballero, J. A., & Eastoe, C. J. (1998). Borate deposits of northern Sonora, Mexico stratigraphy, tectonics, stable isotopes, and fluid inclusions. Economic Geology, 93(4), 510-523.

USA
California Inyo County Amargosa Range Black Mountains Monte Blanco ⓘ Monte Blanco Mine	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 376. Foshag, William Frederick (1924), The world’s biggest borax deposits (California and Nevada): Engineering & Mining Journal: 118: 420
ⓘ Bennetts Well	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 376. Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902), The saline deposits of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 24: 45 Bodewig, C. & G. vom Rath (1885), Colmanit aus Californien: Zeitschr. Kristallographie, Band 10: 181 Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 394
Dublin Hills Shoshone ⓘ Unnamed Borate occurrence [1]	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 153, 376. Nolan, Thomas Brennan (1964), Geological Survey Research 1963, Summary of investigations: USGS PP 475-A: 11. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 153. Noble, Levi Fatzinger (1931), Nitrate deposits in southeastern California, with notes on deposits in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico: USGS Bulletin 820: 63, 72
ⓘ Unnamed Nitrate-Borate deposits	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 295, 377. Nolan, Thomas Brennan (1964), Geological Survey Research 1963, Summary of investigations: USGS PP 475-A: A-11
ⓘ Eagle Borax Spring	Crowley, J.K. (1996) Mg- and K-bearing borates and associated evaporites at Eagle Borax Spring, Death Valley, California a spectroscopic exploration. Economic Geology: 91: 622-635.
ⓘ Eagle Borax Works Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Furnace Creek	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 376. Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902), The saline deposits of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 24: 45, 46 Bodewig, C. & G. vom Rath (1885), Colmanit aus Californien: Zeitschr. Kristallographie, Band 10: 181 Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 394
Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District) Ryan ⓘ Biddy McCarthy Mines	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 376. Foshag, William Frederick (1931) Probertite from Ryan, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (8) 338-341
ⓘ Upper Biddy Mine (Upper Biddy McCarthy Mine; Big Biddy Mine)	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 295. Foshag, William Frederick (1931) Probertite from Ryan, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (8) 338-341
ⓘ Billie Mine (Billie group; Ryan Mine; Billie I Mine; Billie II Mine)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Boraxo Mine	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 154, 377 Anonymous (1963), California Division of Mines and Geology, Mineral Information Service: California Mineral Production 1962: 16(1): 9
ⓘ Corkscrew Canyon Mine	Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Vlisidis, A. C. (1961) Nobleite, another new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 46 (5-6) 560-571 www.mineralsocal.org
ⓘ Hard Scramble claim	Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Eberlein, G. Donald (1979) New data on hungchaoite, the second world occurrence, Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 64 (3-4) 369-375 Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Vlisidis, and Angelina C. (1970) Wardsmithite, 5CaO·MgO·12B2O3·30H2O, new borate mineral from the Death Valley Region, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (3-4) 349-357 Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Almond, H. (1959) Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 44 (9-10) 911-919 www.mineralsocal.org
ⓘ Inyo Mine (Inyo prospect)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Mouth of Corkscrew Canyon area ⓘ Corkscrew Diversion Channel occurrence	Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 295. Foshag, William Frederick (1939), New Mineral names – priceite: American Mineralogist: 24: 728
ⓘ Oliver claim (Neglect claim; Oliver Consolidated claim)	Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Vlisidis, and Angelina C. (1970) Wardsmithite, 5CaO·MgO·12B2O3·30H2O, new borate mineral from the Death Valley Region, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (3-4) 349-357 Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Vlisidis, and Angelina C. (1970) Wardsmithite, 5CaO·MgO·12B2O3·30H2O, new borate mineral from the Death Valley Region, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (3-4) 349-357
ⓘ Played Out Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Sigma Mine (White Monster Mine; Sigma-White Monster Mine)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Widow No. 1 Mine (Widow Mine)	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Foshag, William Frederick (1931) Probertite from Ryan, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (8) 338-341 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 256.
ⓘ Widow No. 3 Mine (New Widow)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Widow No. 7 Mine (Old Widow)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Twenty Mule Team Canyon ⓘ Meridian claim	Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Eberlein, G. Donald (1979) New data on hungchaoite, the second world occurrence, Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 64 (3-4) 369-375
ⓘ Mott prospect (Mott Colemanite prospect; Mott open cut)	Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Almond, H. (1959) Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 44 (9-10) 911-919
ⓘ South Meridian claim	Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Eberlein, G. Donald (1979) New data on hungchaoite, the second world occurrence, Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 64 (3-4) 369-375
Furnace Creek ⓘ Harmony Borax Works Mine (Old Harmony Borax Works)	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 256.
Greenwater Range ⓘ Maria deposit	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Mesquite Valley ⓘ Unnamed Borate occurrence [33]	Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559.
Resting Spring Range ⓘ Gerstley II Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Gerstley Mine (Gerstley I; Gerstley pit; Kern Company Land Company)	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Nolan, Thomas Brennan (1964), Geological Survey Research 1963, Summary of investigations: USGS PP 475-A: 11 Noble, Levi Fatzinger (1926b), Note on a colemanite deposit near Shoshone, California, with a sketch of the geology of a part of Amargosa Valley: USGS Bulletin 785: 63, 72 Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 249, 256.
ⓘ Saline Valley	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Hardie, L.A. (1968) The origin of the Recent nonmarine evaporate deposit of Saline Valley, Inyo County, California. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 32: 1287 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: 347. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 256.
Kern County Boron ⓘ Kramer Borate deposit	U.S. Borax
ⓘ Rio Tinto Borax Mine
ⓘ Jenifer Mine	Am Min (1958) 43:169-170
ⓘ Rio Tinto Borax open pit	Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp. Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 246
West Baker ⓘ Unnamed Pumice quarry [3]	MarekC (2019) pers. collection, Raman verified.
ⓘ West Baker Mine	Baur, Gretta S., Sand, L. B. (1957) X-ray powder data for ulexite and halotrichite. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 676-678 Baur, G. S., Larsen, W. N., Sand, L. B. (1957) Image projection by fibrous minerals. American Mineralogist, 42 (9-10) 697-699 Dietz, Ralph W. (1957), Television ulexite: Gems & Minerals, No. 232: 16-17, Jan. 1957. Murdoch, Joseph (1940), The crystallography of ulexite: American Mineralogist: 25: 754
Cane Spring ⓘ Unnamed borate occurrence [2]	Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902), The saline deposits of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 24: 50. Blake, Wm. P. (1881), Contributions to the geology of California: Mining and Scientific Press: 42: 323 Phillips, John Arthur (1877), The alkaline and boracic lakes of California: Living AGE: 133: 637 Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (1873b), Mineralogical notes on Utah, California, and Nevada, with a description of priceite a new borate of lime: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: 6: 130
China Lake [town] ⓘ China Lake Naval Ordnance Station	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 258.
China Lake ⓘ China Lake Mine (China Lake deposit)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
El Paso Mountains District Ricardo ⓘ Red Rock Canyon prospects
Fremont Valley Saltdale Koehn Lake (Kane Springs; Desert Springs) ⓘ Koehn Lake evaporite deposit	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Cotton Ball Borax Mine	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Unnamed Borate occurrence [3]	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 258.
Lake County Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District) Clear Lake Oaks ⓘ Borax Lake (Big Borax Lake)	Korbel, Petr, Novak, Milan (1999) Minerals Encyclopaedia. Rebo Productions.
Clear Lake ⓘ Borax Lake Mine (Lake Hachinhama; Little Borax Lake; Clear Lake)	Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Hanks, Henry Garber (1883), Report on borax deposits: California Mining Bureau. Report 3, part 2, 111 pp.: 38
San Bernardino County Barstow Mining District Barstow Lead Mountain [2] ⓘ Owen Borate Mine	Field trip information, Bob Housley.
Calico Mts (Calico Hills) Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area) Calico ⓘ Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings)	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Murdoch, J., Webb, R. (1966) Minerals of California. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 189. Foshag, William Frederick (1922) Calico Hills, San Bernardino County, California. American Mineralogist: 7: 208-209.
ⓘ Daggett
Coyote Holes (Willow Springs Lake) ⓘ Unnamed Borate occurrence [7]	Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Cloudman, H.C., F.J.H. Merrill & E. Huguenin (1919), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 855 Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902), The saline deposits of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 24: 62 Hanks, Henry Garber (1883), Report on borax deposits: California Mining Bureau. Report 3, part 2, 111 pp.: 28
Sperry Hills Acme (Morrison) ⓘ Lower Canyon of the Amargosa River	Murdoch, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. p.1-559. Cloudman, H.C., F.J.H. Merrill & E. Huguenin (1919), San Bernardino County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 855 Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902), The saline deposits of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 24: 62
Santa Clara County Coyote Mining District Coyote ⓘ O'Connell Mine (Greenwalls property; O'Connell Ranch Mine; O'Connell Number 1; Greenwalt)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Nevada Churchill County Dixie Marsh Mining District ⓘ Humboldt Salt Marsh	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Salt Wells basin	Cahit Helvaci, Federico Ortí, Javier García-Veigas, Laura Rosell, Ibrahim Gündoğan (2012). Neogene Borate Deposits: Mineralogy, Petrology and Sedimentology J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1987) Mineral resource inventory - U.S. Navy master land withdrawal area, Churchill County, Nevada:. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 87-2 A workshop with special emphasis on the Anatolian deposits International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region (IESCA-2012, İzmir, Turkey). 64pp.
Sand Springs Marsh Mining District ⓘ Salt Wells (North Sand Springs Marsh)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Clark County Muddy Mountains Muddy Mountains Mining District ⓘ Callville Wash	Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
ⓘ White Basin	Stephen B. Castor (1990) Borates in the Muddy Mountains, Clark County NBMG Nevada Geolog
ⓘ Anniversary Mine (Callville Wash)	Stephen B. Castor (1990) Borates in the Muddy Mountains, Clark County NBMG Nevada Geolog
Esmeralda County Columbus Marsh Mining District ⓘ Borax Works (MRDS10024161)	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
ⓘ Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit	American Mineralogist 19:268-274
Mineral County Marietta Mining District ⓘ 4-D Prospect
Nye County Spalding Marsh Mining District ⓘ Big Smoky Valley	Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Washoe County ⓘ Gerlach Mining District	Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
ⓘ Gerlach Hot Springs	(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Oklahoma Blaine County Southard ⓘ US Gypsum Company Quarries	Rocks & Minerals 72:4 pp 252-264
Custer County ⓘ Weatherford	Rocks & Minerals: 72(4): 252-264.
Oregon Harney County ⓘ Alvord Desert Borates Occurrence	Cahit Helvaci, Federico Ortí, Javier García-Veigas, Laura Rosell, Ibrahim Gündoğan (2012). Neogene Borate Deposits: Mineralogy, Petrology and Sedimentology A workshop with special emphasis on the Anatolian deposits International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region (IESCA-2012, İzmir, Turkey). 64pp.

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