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Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 22' 19'' North , 116° 46' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1882
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Death Valley Area Borate deposits; Ryan area
A borate mining area discovered in 1882 by R. Neuschwander.
Local rocks include Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert).
Local rocks include Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert).
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities39 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Thermonatrite | 5.CB.05 | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Sassolite | 6.AA.05 | H3BO3 |
| ⓘ | Carboborite | 6.AC.50 | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Inderite | 6.CA.15 | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Kurnakovite | 6.CA.20 | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Meyerhofferite | 6.CA.30 | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Inyoite | 6.CA.35 | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Colemanite (TL) | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| ⓘ | Hydroboracite | 6.CB.15 | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Howlite | 6.CB.20 | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Tincalconite | 6.DA.15 | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Hungchaoite | 6.DA.20 | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| ⓘ | Sborgite | 6.EA.05 | Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | 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 |
| ⓘ | Gowerite (TL) | 6.EC.10 | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Veatchite | 6.EC.15 | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Veatchite-1M' | 6.EC.15 | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Mcallisterite (TL) | 6.FA.10 | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| ⓘ | Rivadavite | 6.FA.20 | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Aristarainite | 6.FB.05 | Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Tunellite | 6.FC.05 | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Nobleite (TL) | 6.FC.05 | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Ginorite | 6.FC.15 | Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Wardsmithite (TL) | 6.H0.25 | Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Datolite var. Bakerite (TL) | 9.AJ.20 | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| ⓘ | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) | |
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Stilpnomelane ? | 9.EG.40 | K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Aristarainite | Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Carboborite | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ginorite | Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| H | ⓘ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| H | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rivadavite | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
| H | ⓘ Sborgite | Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| H | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wardsmithite | Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Veatchite-1M | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Aristarainite | Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O |
| B | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| B | ⓘ Carboborite | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Ginorite | Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| B | ⓘ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| B | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| B | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| B | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Rivadavite | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O |
| B | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
| B | ⓘ Sborgite | Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| B | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Wardsmithite | Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O |
| B | ⓘ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Veatchite-1M | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Carboborite | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aristarainite | Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carboborite | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ginorite | Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| O | ⓘ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| O | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rivadavite | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sassolite | H3BO3 |
| O | ⓘ Sborgite | Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wardsmithite | Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Veatchite-1M | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Aristarainite | Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Rivadavite | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Sborgite | Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Tincalconite | Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Aristarainite | Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Carboborite | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hungchaoite | Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kurnakovite | MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Mcallisterite | Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Rivadavite | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Wardsmithite | Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| Si | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| K | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Carboborite | Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Ginorite | Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gowerite | Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Priceite | Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Ca | ⓘ Wardsmithite | Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Nobleite | CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Stilpnomelane | K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sr | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Sr | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Sr | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Sr | ⓘ Veatchite-1M | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 60000491 |
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Localities in this Region
- California
- Inyo County
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
- Bullion claim
- Furnace Creek Ranch
- Hop claim (Hope claim ??)
- Monte Blanco Borax and Salt mining district (Death Valley Borax and Salt mining district)
- Ouray claim
- ⭔Ryan
- Annie Oakley Mine
- Biddy McCarthy Mines
- Billie Mine
- Boraxo Mine
- Collins Consolidated claim
- Corkscrew Canyon Mine
- Dantes View Road sites No. 1 and No. 2
- Debely Mine (De Bely Mine)
- Grand View Mine (Grandview Mine)
- Hard Scramble claim
- Inyo Mine (Inyo prospect)
- Lizzy V. Oakley Mine
- ⭔Mouth of Corkscrew Canyon area
- Oliver claim (Neglect claim; Oliver Consolidated claim)
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
- Inyo County
- California
- Inyo County
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
- Ryan
- Pearl No. 1 occurrence
- Played Out Mine
- Sigma Mine (White Monster Mine; Sigma-White Monster Mine)
- Unnamed Borate prospect [27]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [16]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [17]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [21]
- Unnamed Nobleite locality [1]
- Widow No. 1 Mine (Widow Mine)
- Widow No. 3 Mine (New Widow)
- Widow No. 7 Mine (Old Widow)
- Stare claim
- Travertine Point
- Twenty Mule Team Canyon
- Meridian claim
- Mott prospect (Mott Colemanite prospect; Mott open cut)
- South Meridian claim
- Twenty Mule Team Road occurrences
- Unnamed Borate occurrence [28]
- Unnamed Borate occurrence [29]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [18]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [19]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [20]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [22]
- Unnamed Borate prospects [23]
- Ryan
- Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)
- Inyo County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Mojave DesertDesert
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References
Foshag, William Frederick (1924) Famous mineral localities: Furnace Creek, Death Valley. American Mineralogist, 9 (1) 8-10
Foshag, William Frederick (1924) Priceite from Furnace Creek, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 9 (1) 11-13
Foshag, William Frederick (1931) Probertite from Ryan, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (8) 338-341
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Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA