Baker Mine, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Baker Mine | Mine |
| Rio Tinto Borax Mine | Mine |
| Kramer Borate deposit | Deposit |
| Boron | Town |
| Kern County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
6769
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6769:3
GUID (UUID V4):
17a71db0-7f79-4ca9-9321-6ebf66dbc48f
The Baker Mine is an old defunct underground working on the grounds of the U.S. Borax Mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Gerstleyite (TL) Formula: Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Inderite Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Kernite Formula: Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Kurnakovite Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Probertite (TL) Formula: NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Sassolite Formula: H3BO3 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Tincalconite Formula: Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Gerstleyite (TL) | 2.HE.05 | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Sassolite | 6.AA.05 | H3BO3 |
| ⓘ | Inderite | 6.CA.15 | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Kurnakovite | 6.CA.20 | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Tincalconite | 6.DA.15 | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Kernite | 6.DB.05 | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Probertite (TL) | 6.EB.15 | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gerstleyite | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
| H | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| B | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
| B | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gerstleyite | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Gerstleyite | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Kernite | Na2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gerstleyite | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Gerstleyite | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Gerstleyite | Na2(Sb,As)8S13 · 2H2O |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Kern County
- Kramer Borate Mining DistrictMining District
- Kern County
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