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![Kernite [hydrated sodium borax] Sample](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ci/AL18g_R2E0YNqTNv3xCvSeZ3eVR3Pu8UEeYFITOcLkc7K7GvVTjBURIXIwtsRS04Guu7uDnZvVxtC10)
Kernite [hydrated sodium borax] Sample
US Borax & Chemical Corp
Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
Death Valley, CA, United States
Borax was mined in a variety of locations in Death Valley and was found in several forms. Cottonball was found in salt deposits on the valley floor. In the 1880s, i was moved to market on 20-mule team wagons. Within a decade, purer forms of borax such as ulexite colemanite, kernite, and priceite were being mined and shipped via railroad lines.
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- Title: Kernite [hydrated sodium borax] Sample
- Creator: US Borax & Chemical Corp
- Contributor: Scotty's Castle - Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/death_valley/exb/mining_ranching/borax/DEVA14661_kernite.html
- Source: Death Valley National Park
- National Park Service Catalog Number: DEVA 14661
- Medium: Kernite
- Measurements: L 15.5, W 2.5 cm
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