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Borax

borax

Na2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O

Borax Mineral Information and Facts, Sources and Ores of Borates

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Overview

Borax (Na2B4O5(OH)4 · 8 H2O) is a borate mineral found in evaporite deposits of alkaline lacustrine environments and as a surface efflorescence in arid regions. It is the chief mineral mined from the deposits at Boron, California and nearby locations, and is the chief source of commercial borax. Borax first reached Western civilization as tincal mined from deposits in Tibet. The term borax comes from the Arabic bauraq, meaning white.

Scientific references

  1. Borax — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3513011 Link
  2. Borax — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax_(mineral) Link