4869 - Kernite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

CA
United States

Contributors

Theodore Waldemar

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4869

Mineral Name

Kernite

Chemical Formula

Na2B4O6(OH)2•3(H2O)
Specimen Number
001

Waldemar Theodore Schaller, American Mineralogist: 12: 24-25 (1927)

Cluster of white tabular crystals, partially dehydrated

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Kramer Borate Deposit, Kern Co., California

Locality Lat/Long

35.0477438, -117.6966484

Mining District

Kramer District
Geographic Features
Kramer Borate Deposit