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Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. Borax is the most important boron mineral of industrial use. It is called "cotton ball". Boron is a common ingredient of soaps, cleansers, herbicides, soldering fluxes, gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, water softeners, food preservatives, and fire retardants.
The center of cotton ball production then moved to Death Valley in 1880. Death valley's has a vast supply of borax due to it's climate and soil that combine minerals to combine large amounts of borax.
Actually a prospector named Aaron Winters and his wife Rosie discovered Death Valley's borax in 1881. Borax is found on many dry lakebeds throughout Nevada and in the Amargosa Valley and Death Valley on the Eastern border of California.
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Where can borax be found in the Mojave Desert?
Borax was mined in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert.
Was Betty White the borax commercial lady?
Yes! She starred in the 20 Mule Team Borax commercials back in the 50's on "Death Valley Days", with "The Old Ranger" as narrator of the weekly series based on "Tales Of The Old West".
What deserts surround Death Valley?
Death Valley is surrounded by, and part of, the Mojave Desert.
When did Death Valley - TV series - end?
Death Valley - TV series - ended on 2011-11-21.
What are the release dates for Valley of Death - 2011?
Valley of Death - 2011 was released on: USA: 20 May 2011
Where can borax be found in the Mojave Desert?
Borax was mined in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert.
Where can naturally occurring borax be found?
Turkey, California, other parts of the Southwestern US, Chile, Tibet, Romania are some places where natural borax is found. See link for more information. This is a good beginning answer. In the United States borax was first discovered at Borax Lake in northern California. Then it was found in a dry lakebed at Salt Wells near Fallon, Nevada in 1859. For the next 30 years borax was scraped up from the surface of these dry lakebeds throughout Nevada at Columbus Marsh, Teels Marsh, Rhodes Marsh, Amargosa Valley and Death Valley. In 1890 underground deposits of borax were found known as Colemanite near Barstow in the Mojave Desert. From 1906-1925 underground mining moved to the mountains east of Death Valley. In 1925 borax was found near Kramer Junction near the town of Mojave and that deposit went to open pit mining in 1956. Today that pit is the largest open pit mine in the state of California and is the largest borax producing mine in the country. It is owned by Rio Tinto Borax and provides the borax to Dial Corp for the Twenty Mule Team Borax product. Please see the Gold Creek link below for more borax history and the film The Twenty Mule Team of Death Valley.
What television show was sponsored by 20 Mule Team Borax?
Death Valley Days
Death valley Nat Park Harmony Borax Works Where did the name Harmony come from?
ugly as hell
Who was the woman on the tv ad for Twenty Mule Team Borax for Death Valley Days?
"Rosemary DeCamp"
Where in America is the Death Valley found?
Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert of southern California.
What state and desert is Death Valley in?
Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert which is found in Nevada and California.
What valley is found at the lowest geographical point of California-Neveda?
Death Valley.
Death Valley is the lowest point in the US and is found in which state?
Death Valley is in California and a little corner sticks into Nevada.
Was Betty White the borax commercial lady?
Yes! She starred in the 20 Mule Team Borax commercials back in the 50's on "Death Valley Days", with "The Old Ranger" as narrator of the weekly series based on "Tales Of The Old West".
What tree is found in Death Valley?
definitely not the tree of life
Have any fossils been found in Death Valley?
yes
