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Boron open pit dumps

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: kernite, borax, ulexite, colemanite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

World-class borate deposit at Kramer, with collecting on dumps during arranged open events

Famous borate locality; club literature records periodic collecting days on mine waste.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

industrial site rules, heat

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