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Ulexite Psm Borax

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Ulexite Psm Borax

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Description
Locality: 
Boron, Kern County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5 × 3.2 cm
Description

Nice pseudomorphose ulexite after a large borax crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ulexite

Formula: 
NaCa[B5O6(OH)6]·5H2O
Strunz: 
6.EA.25
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

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