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Borax from
West Baker Mine, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Borax
Formula:Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Comments:Occurs as layers to 10 feet (3 meters) thick, including crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Borax data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Baker Mine, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:681714
Long-form Identifier:1:3:681714:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Borax
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘRogers Lake (Rodriquez Lake; Muroc Lake; Rogers Lake Mine), Edwards (Muroc), Kern County, California, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘChina Lake Mine (China Lake deposit), China Lake, China Lake [town], Kern County, California, USA
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘLang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1930), Borate minerals from the Kramer district, Mohave Desert, California: USGS PP 158-I: 164
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 109.
 
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