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Meridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Meridian claim | Claim |
| Twenty Mule Team Canyon | Canyon |
| Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District) | Mining District |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 23' 45'' North , 116° 47' 1'' West
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A borate occurrence located in central sec. 8, T26N, R2E, SBM, about 165 feet (50 meters) SW of Canyon Road, on the SE portion of the Meridian claim (old US Borax & Chemical Co claim), at 2,140 meters of altitude in the NE foothills of the Black Mountains, in Twenty Mule Team Canyon.
NOTE: The coordinates provided are to the center of sec. 8. This occurrence is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.
Mineralization is a borate and gypsum deposit of Halocene borates in a surficial sponge formed by the weathering of proximate colemanite and priceite veins in Late Tertiary rocks (basalt).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Description: Residual material. |
| โ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| โ Gowerite Formula: Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| โ Hungchaoite Formula: Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| โ Mcallisterite Formula: Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| โ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| โ Nobleite Formula: CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| โ Priceite Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| โ Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] ยท H2O |
| โ | Hungchaoite | 6.DA.20 | Mg(B4O7) ยท 9H2O |
| โ | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] ยท 5H2O |
| โ | Priceite | 6.EB.25 | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 ยท H2O |
| โ | Gowerite | 6.EC.10 | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] ยท 3H2O |
| โ | Mcallisterite | 6.FA.10 | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 ยท 9H2O |
| โ | Nobleite | 6.FC.05 | CaB6O9(OH)2 ยท 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O |
| โ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) ยท H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | โ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| H | โ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| H | โ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| H | โ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| H | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | โ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | โ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| H | โ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| B | โ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| B | โ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| B | โ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| B | โ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | โ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| B | โ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | โ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| O | โ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| O | โ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| O | โ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| O | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | โ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | โ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| O | โ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | โ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| Mg | โ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| Mg | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| Ca | โ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| Ca | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | โ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ca | โ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Ca | โ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
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