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Nobleite from
Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Nobleite
Formula:CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Comments:Finest crystals to 3 mm in size. Occurs in geode-like cavities in colemanite.
Habit:Finest crystals.
Colour:Colorless
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Colemanite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Colemanite14
Ulexite1
Gowerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nobleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135808:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nobleite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFurnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMeridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSouth Meridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘHard Scramble claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘWidow No. 3 Mine (New Widow), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
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