boracite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of boracite
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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
Tetrahedrite, blende, diamond, boracite and pharmacosiderite are substances which crystallize in this class.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Chemically, boracite is a magnesium borate and chloride with the formula Mg7Cl2B16O30—A small amount of iron is sometimes present, and an iron-boracite with half the magnesium replaced by ferrous iron has been called huyssenite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
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
The sanjak is rich in mineral wealth; silver mines are worked at Balia and boracite mines at Susurlu.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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