The spring waters, containing borax whence the former name soap, were used by a resort.
en.wikipedia.org Notable pusher applications include inorganics like ammonium sulphate, soda ash, potash, sodium bicarbonate, sulphates and sulphides, borax, borates, chlorates and chromates.
en.wikipedia.org Economically important sources of boron are rasorite (kernite) and tincal (borax ore).
en.wikipedia.org Ruins of buildings associated with borax mining, which ended here in 1902, remain near the lake in the 21st century.
en.wikipedia.org It occurs in association with trona, thermonatrite, thenardite, halite, gaylussite, burkeite, northupite and borax.
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