Name: | Borax Brx |
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IMA Chemistry: | Na2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Borax contains elements: Sodium (Na) Boron (B) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
Year First Published: | 0 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication: Agricola G (1556) Borax, in De Re Metallica, translated by H C Hoover and L H Hoover 1950, 560-560 |
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Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2647 Million Years Ago |
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