Pacific Coast Borax Company
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Pacific Coast Borax Company was a major American mining and chemical firm best known for its borax operations in Death Valley and its iconic “20 Mule Team Borax” brand.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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mining company ⓘ |
| activity |
borax mining
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borax refining ⓘ |
| advertisingMedium |
print advertising
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radio advertising ⓘ |
| advertisingTheme |
ruggedness of Death Valley
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strength and reliability of 20-mule teams ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Death Valley
NERFINISHED
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Death Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | 20 Mule Team Borax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandRecognition | iconic American consumer brand in the 20th century ⓘ |
| chemicalForm | sodium borate ⓘ |
| chemicalForm | sodium tetraborate decahydrate ⓘ |
| chemicalTypeProduced |
borate chemicals
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borax-based detergents ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| historicalSignificance |
helped popularize borax as a household product in the United States
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played a major role in the commercial development of Death Valley ⓘ |
| industry |
chemical industry
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mining industry ⓘ |
| market |
household cleaning products
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industrial chemicals ⓘ |
| materialMined |
colemanite
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other borate ores ⓘ ulexite ⓘ |
| notableBrandFeature | association with Western frontier imagery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
20 Mule Team Borax brand
NERFINISHED
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borax operations in Death Valley ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
California
NERFINISHED
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Death Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
20 Mule Team Borax
NERFINISHED
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borax ⓘ |
| rawMaterial | borate minerals ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North America
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international markets ⓘ |
| sector | extractive industry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cleaning agents
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laundry detergents ⓘ water softening products ⓘ |
| usedMarketingSymbol | 20-mule teams ⓘ |
| usedTransportationMethod | 20-mule team wagon trains ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Pacific Coast Borax Company vice president Christian Brevoort Zabriskie
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Pacific Coast Borax Company
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subject surface form:
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie