boracite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of boracite
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When such water evaporates, it becomes concentrated, along with the magnesium and potassium salts, in the "mother liquor"; and upon complete evaporation, it crystallizes out as boracite and other rarer minerals.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
It may also be obtained by the decomposition of boracite with hot hydrochloric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
It exports cereals, silk, cotton, opium, tobacco, olive-oil, meerschaum, boracite, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In boracite there are four uniterminal triad axes, and the faces of the two tetrahedra perpendicular to them will bear opposite charges.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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