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Ulexite from
Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Ulexite
Formula:NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Searlesite1 photo of Ulexite associated with Searlesite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ulexite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147013:0
GUID (UUID V4):54ce0d5d-067c-4aeb-95e4-d8400b41bc2b
Localities for Ulexite in this Region
Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Borax Workings, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Borax Works (MRDS10024158), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Borax Works (MRDS10024161), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Borax Works (MRDS10024162), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Borax Works (MRDS10098169), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Calmville Borax Works, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
China Borax Works, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Old Borax Workings, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Fish Lake Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Pacific Borax Company, Fish Lake Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Unnamed Borate occurrence [1], Fish Lake Valley, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Rhodes Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Silver Peak Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
solution in the waters at Tuscan Springs, Tehama County, later referred to as Lick Springs, and eight miles...as a white hill (now known as Sulphur Bank, Lake County) he crossed a steep range of hills to the west..."0 o Mina Francisco 3fr Rhodes M a r s h (Esmeralda Co. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MON Vr A\ Searles...symbols). localities in California (numbered) and Nevada (mine 496 Only a few in existence today ; they...enormous borate deposits in Nevada and, later Death Valley, where large beds of ulexite were then being worked
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Paao ama, Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District...Quartz, 14.2 cm across, Newbeny Mountains,Clark County. Steve Scott specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the form of borax and ulexite are found in the adjacentparts of Nevada. The waters of Borax and Hachinhama...Hachinhama Lakes in Lake County, California, are rich in dissolvedborax. The writer has had the opportunityof...for the detection of colemanite. Ulexite.--At one time ulexite constituted one of the main sourcesof...layers below. At the Lang depositsin California ulexite also occurs in lenticular masses with the colemanire..."cotton-balls" that have been compacted, by' pressure. Ulexite fuseseasilyin a flame,coloringthe flameintenselyyellow
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lake of borax, a hydrous sodium borate, which County) he crossed a steep range of hills seems to have...miles west of Sulphur Bank. Tuscan Springs, Tehama County, later re­ He also examined another little lake...mous borate deposits in Nevada and, later Death Valley, where large beds of ulexite were then being worked...region Death Valley, situated in Inyo County, California, near the Nevada line, was first mentioned in the...borate localities in California (numbered) and Nevada (mine symbols). D E C E M B E R 1976 5 1 3
Report (issue)
borax, ulexite BORATE MINERALS |ulexite iulexite julexite iulexite? ulexite 'ulexite 'ulexite, borax...brine julexite [ulexite julexite inyoite, ulexite 'ulexite iborax, inyoite, ulexite, colemanite, jhydroboracite...jhydroboracite t i 'ulexite ulexite ulexite 'ulexite ulexite ulexite ! ulexite, minor borax ! [ulexite lulexite...lulexite ulexite 'ulexite .ulexite 'ulexite ulexite i i ulexite ; 'ulexite , ulexite ulexite, borax : ulexite...ulexite ulexite, tincalconite? i DEPOsnr ! TYPE{S) Ducus IV Dona Emma Salar de Pozuelos Margarita San
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SEARLESITE FROM ESMERALDA COUNT'Y, NEVADA1 Wrr-r.ralr F. Fosnac, U. S. National Museum. fNrnooucrroN...later found in the Silver Peak Range, Esmeralda County, Nevada. This was studied by Austin F. Rogers...crystal habits from Cave Springs Wash, Esmeralda Co., Nevada' Frc.3. Frc. 4. Frc. 3. Crystal habit...series are small bodies of ulexite of no commercial importance. a The Esmeralda Formation, a Fresh-water...manganese oxide are not uncommon. OnrcrN The Esmeralda Formation carries a curious and varied assemblage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. T he geology of Nevada is the...human history. The overall geologic history of Nevada, which spans more than 2.5 billion years (table...Many of the range-bounding faults remain active. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the...or greater earthquake has occurred somewhere in Nevada about once every thirty years. Most faults are...(analogous to a tilted deck of cards). However, some Nevada faults are strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cotton balls" der nevadisehen und kalifornischen Ulexite gleichen. Aus dem grSberen Material erhi~lt man...Aussehen vSllig den faserigen Ulexiten (z. B. Esmeralda County, Nevada, wovon ieh Vergleiehsmaterial hatte)....(7), 3,57 (5), 3 , 2 8 (5) . . . Hydroborazit aus USA. (Aufnahme CL. FRO~DEL). 49 Linien. 4,47 (10), 2...912 (8) ... Ulexit yon White Basin, Clark Co., Nevada. (Aufnahme CL. ~I~Oh-DEL,) 33 Linien. 7,88 (8)...Feldsp~ten zurfickgefiihrt worden. Ulexit yon Esmeralda County, Nevada, verhAlt sich g]eichartig. Fiir Ulexit
Report (volume)
4. A, The "eggshell" beds, West End area, Clark County, Nev.; B, Anniversary mine, West End area_____________________...near Bissell, Kern County, Calif.; B, Magnesite mine, Afton area, San Bernardino County, Calif _______________________...of brucite-magnesite area in Paradise Range, Nye County, Nev_-----___________________________ 122 142...Annual production of nonferrous metals in Imperial County, Calif., 1908-32_____-__-_-_--______--__--_---__...Annual production of nonferrous metals in Inyo County, Calif., 1902-32_.__--_____._____________________
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Book
f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■...MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING...concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of this character has ap­...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered... In 1909, E. E. Stuart, Inspector of Mines for Nevada, compiled “Nevada’s Mineral Resources” which was
Report (volume)
E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Report (volume)
........................................ 187 Nevada..................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Book
for example, are almost entirely derived from the USA and Tur- key, a situation too narrowly based comfort...Minerals International Congress took place in Boston, USA, in April 1988. 4| a) envi at wererieryre' humus...(4) Serpentinized dolomitic limestone (Arizona, USA; the Transvaal). The Minerals About 95% of world...Africa Amosite Crocidolite Chrysotile Italy Greece USA India Amphibole Swaziland Chrysotile with cigarette...will be ready to start production (Figure 2). USA Vermont About 15 miles south of the Canadian border
Report (volume)
..-.-.---....---............. 94 94 . 95 95 Ulexite. ................................................From the Silver King mine, Calico, San Bernardino County, Cal. Specific gravity, 6:28. Analysis by W. H...From .Teocalli Mountain, Brush Creek, Gunnison County, Colo. Specific gravity, 7.400 at 14.5°, corrected...vol. 3, pt. 1, p. 46. From the Rose mine, Grant County, N". Mex. Specific gravity, 6.644 at 20°. Probably...impurities. From the Missouri mine, Halls Valley, Park County, Colo. Analyses, by Hillebrand, of three different
Book (volume)
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and by A. L. Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Corundum in Amphibolite, Pyrite, Calcite, Howlite, Ulexite, Gypsum, Catlinite, Argillite, Bauxite. Orcanic...in the small cavities in limestone in Herkimer County, New York, only one quartz crystal may be found
Book
1898-1907 42 Tables Table 2 .1. San Bernardino County Silver Production, 1881-1900 16 Table 5. l. Calico...originates in San Diego and extends through Las Vegas, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Butte, Montana; to Waterton-Glacier...Library for their help. Jim Hofer, Archivist of the County of San Bernardino, directed me to vital sources...recently the official historian for the Calico County Park, author of Calico and editor of Lucy Lane's...Extending east from the junction of the Sierra Nevada and the Sierra San Gabriel to the Colorado River
Book (volume)
Verde Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona. In Nevada along the Virgin River in Clark County, and in distorted...distorted crystals from Humboldt County. From Borax Lake, San Bernardino County, California. In the Permian basin...near Silver City, New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona; in the Rand district and in the Calico...Calico and Barstow mines, San Bernardino County, California. A mass of cerargyrite weighing over six tons...Treasure Hill, Nevada; also found in important amounts in Nevada in the Bullfrog district, Nye County, and in
Report (volume)
Geological Survey: vol. 4,1902; Garrett County, 1902; Cecil County, 1902. Baltimore, Md. Mexico, Institute...Jr.). [Maryland]. The physiography of Garrett County Md. Geol. Surv., Garrett Co., pp. 27-54, pis....Describes .the topographic and drainage features of the county, and discusses its physiographic history. 2 Adams...Knoydart formation (Eq-Devonian) of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. N. S. Inst. Sci., Trans., vol. 10...the NeoCarboniferous or Permian strata of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Can. Mg. Rev., vol. 21, pp. 160-162
Journal (issue)
CALIFORNIA 20 Howard Neal UTAH SEAGULLS AND THE NEVADA DRY LAND SHRIMP 22 John Southworth THE LIVING...of Little Smokes," one of her favorite spots in Nevada, and Howard Neal pays tribute to Julian, California...subject matter can be found in beautiful Trinity County, California. The area is full of history starting...86 and the Salton Sea. • Utah Seagulls and The Nevada Dry Land Shrimp by JOHN SOUTHWORTH T IS illegal...protected by State law. The story is quite different in Nevada, however, where there are no seagulls and where
Report (volume)
borofluorosilicate from the Golden Horn batholith, Okanogan County, Wahington. Am Mineral 65:1138-1142 Bogomolov MA...reinvestigation of the X-ray crystallography of ulexite and proberite. Am Mineral 44:712-719 Clark JR,...Barnes C (1980) Magnesioaxinite from Luning, Nevada, [USA] and some nomenclature designations for the...of the ludwigite-pinakiolite group from Fresno County, California. Can Mineral 26:911-916 Erd RC, McAllister...Three mine pegmatites, Ramona District, San Diego County, California. Mineral Ree 20:101-127 Foord EE, Martin
Book (edition)
from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Murphy, Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Harold Noble, Leo...Pyrite, Calcite, •Dolomite, Mariposite, Howlite, Ulexite, Gypsum, Meerschaum, Catlinite, Argillite. 341...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and...California 43. Hi.malaya mine tourmaline crystals 44. Esmeralda mine, Mesa Grande, California 45. Chuqui pegmatite
Report (issue)
Valley Union, Nevada County, California. Daily Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada. Sierra County Tribune, California...Standard, Eureka, Humboldt County, California. Inyo Independent, Inyo County, California. Arizona Gazette...00 Copper Ore, Pioneer Mine, Boliuas Bay, Marin County 3358. Silver, per ton $22 00 Trace Gold Copper...Township 13 north, Range 8 east, M. D. M., Placer County, California. This marble has been used in San Francisco...Cement 2035. rock, Washington Corners, Alameda County, California: Silica .05 .16 .65 Sesquioxide
 
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