Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tick Canyon Borate deposit | Deposit |
| Tick Canyon | Canyon |
| Lang | - not defined - |
| Los Angeles County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 118° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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Mindat Locality ID:
219960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219960:6
GUID (UUID V4):
c24892e8-2a65-4ab9-a588-a101a4878b25
A borate deposit located in the NE½NE¼NE¼ sec. 32, T5N, R14W, SBM, in Tick Canyon.
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| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Rare as scattered crystals perched on bakerite and with pyrite in the asphaltum shale. |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ 'Asbestos' |
| ⓘ 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather' |
| ⓘ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Well-formed crystals. References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as crusts of finely crystalline coatings on bakerite in shale. |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
| ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Colour: Gray Description: Occurs as thick and thin seams associated with howlite. Massive crystalline, often divergent, columnar structures. Much material is tinted by included mud. |
| ✪ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as a finely crystalline crust on cavities in shale; as well-formed minute crystals of two distinct crystal habits and associated with howlite masses, and occasionally coated by celestine crystals. |
| ✪ Datolite var. Bakerite Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as a finely crystalline crust on cavities in shale; as well-formed minute crystals of two distinct crystal habits and associated with howlite masses, and occasionally coated by celestine crystals. |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Habit: Thin tabular Description: Transparent crystals occur in vugs of metavolcanics of the Vasquez Formation. |
| ⓘ Howlite Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Colour: White Description: Occurs as tabular micro-crystals, also forming rosettes; cauliflower-like masses/nodules. |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| ⓘ Priceite Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ Probertite Formula: NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as compacted rosettes of rather coarse needles in borax ore. Lenticular aggregates of slender, radiating prisms to 15 mm x 5 mm. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs in the asphaltum shale. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as crystals. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as very thin films and crystals on fracture surfaces in massive colemanite. |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Description: Occurs as compact masses and slender needles in colemanite. |
| ⓘ Tincalconite Formula: Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O Locality: Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA Colour: White Description: Satiny fibrous aggregates. An alteration product of probertite. |
| ⓘ Veatchite (TL) Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O Type Locality: Description: A small amount occurs with howlite and colemanite. Pearly, cross-fiber seams in howlite, colemanite, limestone or marl, and as nests of radiating pearly plates in the same matrix materials. |
| ⓘ 'Veatchite-A' Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| ⓘ | Howlite | 6.CB.20 | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Tincalconite | 6.DA.15 | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Probertite | 6.EB.15 | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Priceite | 6.EB.25 | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Veatchite (TL) | 6.EC.15 | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Datolite var. Bakerite | 9.AJ.20 | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| ⓘ | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) | |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Veatchite-A' | - | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Mountain Leather' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| H | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| B | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| O | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| Ca | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sr | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Sr | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Lang
- Tick Canyon
- Tick Canyon Borate deposit
- Tick Canyon
- Lang
- Los Angeles County
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