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Gypsum from
Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


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Selenite

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

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

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:509981
Long-form Identifier:1:3:509981:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Gypsum in this Region
Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘDaly deposit (Mojave Desert Agricultural Gypsum; Cane Springs deposit; Koehn Lake; Cave Springs; Desert Well; Mesquite Spring; Desert Spring), Gypsite, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘHalsey deposit, Gypsite, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘKoehn Lake evaporite deposit, Koehn Lake (Kane Springs; Desert Springs), Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay deposit [2] (Clay Deposit No. 2), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘMud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘFire Pulp Plaster Company Mine (Alpine Plaster Company), Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘSheba Fertilizer deposit, Alpine, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘCalico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘMule Canyon, Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Morgan, V. and Erd, R.C. (1969) Minerals of the Kramer borate district, California California Division of Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service: 22(9&10): 152
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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