Muddy Mountains Borates (American Borax Co. Mines), White Basin, Muddy Mountains Mining District, Muddy Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 19' 51'' North , 114° 34' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Moapa Valley | 6,924 (2011) | 29.3km |
Moapa Town | 1,025 (2011) | 39.1km |
Nellis Air Force Base | 3,187 (2011) | 44.2km |
Boulder City | 15,551 (2017) | 45.5km |
Sunrise Manor | 189,372 (2011) | 46.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
307849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307849:8
GUID (UUID V4):
27673a41-b526-403b-bfd1-61b132273b8a
Structure: Faults, Outcrops Are Generally Discontinuous Due To Faults. Faulting And Folding
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Bedded, occuring As lumps and crystal rosettes in calcareous clay or As thin layers up to 0.8 m thick. Ore beds are extensively faulted. Thinner borate beds than at callville wash.
Deposit type: Lacustrine borates
Development: The operations had ceased by 1936 and plant was dismantled. Papke (1985) reported reserves As "probably very small". Early production by pacific coast borax co. And american borax co.
Geology: Similar sequence to that at callville wash (anniversary mine) to the south. White basin deposit is not As well studied.
Rock formation(s): Horse Spring Formation
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Hectorite Formula: Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 6 - Borates | |||
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ⓘ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Hectorite | 9.EC.45 | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046984 |
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