Corkscrew Diversion Channel occurrence, Mouth of Corkscrew Canyon area, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 23' 6'' North , 116° 45' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
209718
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209718:6
GUID (UUID V4):
329ed7ab-0dc8-453f-bf02-d29e4a6c18c6
A borate occurrence located in the center NE¼ sec. 16, T26N, R2E, SBM, about 10.9 km NW of Ryan and 8.8 km (5.5 miles) W of Travertine Point (coordinates of record), below the mouth of Corkscrew Canyon, along the Diversion Channel (western margin of Furnace Creek Wash and the eastern margin of the Black Mountains), on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park).
NOTE: The coordinates provided are to the approximate center of the NE¼ sec. 16.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O Description: Occurs as crystals altering from priceite. |
ⓘ Priceite Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O Description: Occurs as extensive massive veins or narrow lenses in shale; also as seams to 10 cm filling cracks in altered pillow basalt. References: |
ⓘ Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O Description: Occurs as crystals altering from priceite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 6 - Borates | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
ⓘ | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Priceite | 6.EB.25 | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
H | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
B | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
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