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Nobleite from
Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Nobleite
Formula:CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Comments:Finest crystals found in altered basalt average 0.6 x 0.3 x 0.1 mm.
Habit:Tabular
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Colemanite14
Gowerite4
Ulexite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nobleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670180:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Nobleite in this Region
Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Hard Scramble claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Unnamed Nobleite locality [1], Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Widow No. 3 Mine (New Widow), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Meridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
South Meridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Unnamed Borate occurrence [29], Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Nobleite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘCorkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMeridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSouth Meridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 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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