| Name: | Calciborite Cbo |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaB2O4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Calciborite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Boron (B) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1956 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Petrova E S (1956) Calciborite - Ca5B8O17, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 85, 76-76 Chemical formula revised: Shashkin D N, Simonov M A, Belov N V (1970) Crystal structure of calciborite CaB2O4 = Ca2[BO3BO]2, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 195, 345-348 |
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| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 252 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.878 |
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