Ballarat Marble Sphere, California, 3.4 inches in diameter.
In this desolate are in the canyons of the Panamint range south of Death Valley lies the almost ghost town of Ballarat. It has 1 residence. To the south about a quarter mile are steep canyons that see very little water. Here is where the marble weathers out of the high canyon walls. A remarkable place where my eldest was once chased by a wild burro.