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Boracite Mineral Data

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General Boracite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Mg3B7O13Cl
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 392.03 gm
   Magnesium  18.60 %  Mg   30.84 % MgO
   Boron      19.30 %  B    62.15 % B2O3
   Chlorine    9.04 %  Cl    9.04 % Cl
                -   %   Cl   -2.04 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen     53.06 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mg3B7O13Cl
Help on Environment: Environment: Marine evaporites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1789
Help on Locality: Locality: Luneburg and Hildesheim, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its composition containing boron.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Boracite Say BORACITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 9290
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