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


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Hisingerite

Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

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

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

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

Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

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

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

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

Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

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

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

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hisingerite
Formula:Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Comments:Occurs as a thin glassy coating on joint-crack surfaces of basalt.
Colour:Black to reddish brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Smythite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smythite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hisingerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:509984
Long-form Identifier:1:3:509984:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hisingerite in this Region
Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Hisingerite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
References
Cal Div of Mines & Geology "Mineral Information Service: 22(9) (Sept 1969).
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): 152, 165, 168
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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