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Borax

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm
Description

Glass jar measuring 5.4 cm across containing six crystallized thumbnail specimens of the sodium borate hydrate borax, from an old collection. Dimensions given are for the largest specimen. Acquired by John H. Eicher in the 1940s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Borax

Formula: 
Na2(B4O5)(OH)4·8H2O
Strunz: 
6.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
David J. Eicher

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