Very rich hilgardite specimen showing a reddish-colored sharp crystals. They are covering a layer of boracite crystals, as a matrix. Both boracite and hilgardite, are magnesium and calcium chloroborates respectively. This mine, which is located east of Loftus, near Easington, is worked to obtain sodium and potassium salts. When miners find veins of these borates, the rock becomes very hard, which is a problem for exploitation and a joy for collectors. This English mineral classics are not usual in the market.