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Kernite

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Kernite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mayıslar, Saricakaya District, Eskişehir Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

This nice specimen features tall clusters of tabular, rare borate kernite, richlyon minor matrix.

Ex Wolfgang Wendel collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kernite

Formula: 
Na2[B4O6(OH)2]·3H2O
Strunz: 
6.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Rich Station, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA