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Meyerhofferite & Inyoite & Ulexite

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Meyerhofferite & Inyoite & Ulexite

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Description
Locality: 
Acep Mine, Iskeleköy, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 6.4 × 3.9 cm
Description

Old piece with meyerhofferite and inyoite and ulexite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Meyerhofferite

Formula: 
Ca2(H3B3O7)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
6.CA.30
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Blanco Mine (Monte Blanco deposit; Monte Blanco adit), Monte Blanco, Black Mts, Amargosa Range, Inyo Co., California, USA

Inyoite

Formula: 
Ca(H4B3O7)(OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
6.CA.35
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Blanco Mine (Monte Blanco deposit; Monte Blanco adit), Monte Blanco, Black Mts, Amargosa Range, Inyo Co., California, USA

Ulexite

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