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Metaborite Mineral Data
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General Metaborite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
HBO2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 43.82 gm |
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Boron 24.67 % B 79.44 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 2.30 % H 20.56 % H2O |
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Oxygen 73.03 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
HBO2 |
| Environment: |
Fne-grained halite in a salt dome. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1964 |
| Locality: |
Chelkar salt dome, Ak-sa?I Valley, Uralsk district, and at the Inder borate deposit, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek meta, as a lesser hydrate than orthoboric acid. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Metaborite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 34639 |
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PDF 15-868 |
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