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° North , 116° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
220261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220261:0
GUID (UUID V4):
a96c3693-ecbb-4544-a9fe-7063e7a9d53e
The mouth of Corkscrew Canyon lies in the Furnace Creek Wash, N of Ryan.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O Description: Occurs as crystals altering from priceite. |
ⓘ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
ⓘ 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. |
ⓘ 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 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Datolite var. Bakerite | 9.AJ.20 | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
ⓘ | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
H | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
B | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
B | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
Si | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Inyo County
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
- Ryan
- Mouth of Corkscrew Canyon area
- Ryan
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
- Inyo County
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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