Borax Lake Mine (Lake Hachinhama; Little Borax Lake; Clear Lake), Clear Lake, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 58' North , 122° 40' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Clearlake | 15,182 (2017) | 3.6km |
Clear Lake Riviera | 3,090 (2017) | 4.9km |
Clearlake Oaks | 2,359 (2011) | 6.6km |
Lower Lake | 1,294 (2011) | 7.9km |
Soda Bay | 1,016 (2011) | 11.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80779
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80779:8
GUID (UUID V4):
fab96c12-bea8-4b6f-a322-8311aa626fbb
A former Borate-Halite-Co-Na mine located 3.6 km (2.2 miles) WNW of Clear Lake (coordinates of record) and 4 miles W of Borax Lake.
Mineralization is a lacustrine borate and halite deposit hosted in clay, mud and evaporite.
Production data can be found in Yale (1904).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O Description: Occurs in solution in the lake. |
ⓘ Gaylussite Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
ⓘ Trona Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Gaylussite | 5.CB.35 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Group 6 - Borates | |||
ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
C | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Na | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Na | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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- Franciscan DomainDomain
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