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Calciborite Mineral Data
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General Calciborite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaB2O4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 125.70 gm |
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Calcium 31.88 % Ca 44.61 % CaO |
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Boron 17.20 % B 55.39 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 50.91 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaB2O4 |
| Environment: |
Drillcore into a contact metasomatized limestone near a quartz diorite intrusion associated with a copper deposit in skarn. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 |
| Locality: |
Novofrolovskoye copper deposit, near Krasnoturinsk, Turinsk district, Northern Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the essential chemical components, CALCIum and BORon. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Calciborite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 20097 |
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PDF 27-67 |
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