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Phillipsite Subgroup from
Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


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Phillipsite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Phillipsite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
04763080017364447873153.jpg
Phillipsite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:'Phillipsite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phillipsite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:234766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:234766:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phillipsite Subgroup
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘRed Rock Canyon prospects, Ricardo, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘMud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘChina Lake Mine (China Lake deposit), China Lake, China Lake [town], Kern County, California, USA
References
Wise, William S., Kleck, Wallace D. (1988) Sodic Clay-Zeolite Assemblage in Basalt at Boron, California. Clays and Clay Minerals, 36 (2). 131-136 doi:10.1346/ccmn.1988.0360205
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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