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| Name: | Borax Brx |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #155: Hanksite / Borax Searles Lake, California, USA |
| 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 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Borax (Wiki) Search Mindat: Borax Search Web Mineral DB: Borax |
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