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Smithsonian National Museum | Washington, D.C.
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June 26, 2014 — Inderite and Kernakovite crystal specimens (types of borates) from the U.S. Borax mine in Boron, Calif., on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Included in the Smithsonian's display are howlite from Tick Canyon and other types of borates from the world's primary source of borax: the U.S. Borax (now Rio Tinto Borax) mine in Boron, Calif. Prior to the name change to Rio Tinto (and for a little while after), U.S. Borax was headquartered in Valencia. The museum signage reads: the U.S. Borax open-pit mine in Boron, California, is one of the world's largest borax mines. Borax is used in detergents and pottery glazes. It is also a source of boron — important in making glass, fertilizers, pesticides, fire retardants, and stealth military hardware.
AL1401c: 19200 dpi jpeg from digital image by Dr. Alan Pollack. |
History/Description (CA Div Mines 1954)
Sterling Borax Story (Keebler)
Stephen Mather Story (Shankland)
Scorza Video 2007
Points of Interest
L.A. Times 1907
Origins 1907-1908
Orig. Corp. Seal 1908
Ink Blotter ~1910s
Multiple Views
Dinky Locomotives (Mult.)
Mine, Mill, Camp (Mult.)
Teacher Hired 1923
Inside Shaft ~1984 x2
Tick Canyon Howlite in Smithsonian 2014
Tick Canyon Howlite
Modern Times
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