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Hexahydroborite

hexahydroborite

Hexahydroborite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Hexahydroborite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Hexahydroborite is a mineral composed of calcium, boron, oxygen, and hydrogen, with formula CaB2H12O6, more precisely [Ca2+]([B(OH4)]−)2·2H2O. Hexahydroborite is the end member of a series of natural metaborates with the general formula CaB2O4·nH2O or CaO·B2O3·nH2O with n varying from 0 to 6, the other end member being anhydrous calciborite CaB2O4. The anion in the structure is tetrahydroxyborate, [B(OH4)]−. The name comes from an interpretation of the formula as CaBO3·6H2O.

Scientific references

  1. Hexahydroborite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3785407 Link
  2. Hexahydroborite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexahydroborite Link