Home > California Borate Minerals – July 22 > MS0963 Inyoite
Inyoite - Sold
- Kramer deposit
- Boron
- Kern County
- California
- U.S.A.
- 4.6 by 3.7 by 2.2 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Inyoite is a calcium borate, a more hydrated version of meyerhofferite. Schaller (1916) named the mineral after Inyo County, California, where the first material was found. This is a choice cluster of crystals to 8 by 3 mm, with good transparency and luster. Such an example is rare from California, recently surpassed in quality by a find in Argentina. Good locality piece!
