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Palygorskite from
Four Corners No. 3; 4 & 5 wells, Kramer Junction (Beecher's Corners; Beechers Corners; Four Corners), East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Palygorskite
Formula:◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Comments:Initially identified as attapulgite (Droste & Gates).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Palygorskite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Four Corners No. 3; 4 & 5 wells, Kramer Junction (Beecher's Corners; Beechers Corners; Four Corners), East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669912:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Droste, John Brown & G.R. Gates (1959), Attapulgite in lacustrine sediments of southern California (abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 70: 1593
Benda, William K. Richard C. Erd & Ward C. Smith (1960), Core logs from five test holes near Kramer, California: USGS Bulletin 1045-F: 330
Huggins, Charles W., Marion V. Denny & Haskell R. Shell (1962), Properties of palygorskite, an asbestiform mineral: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report Of Investigation 6071, 17pp.: 15
 
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