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boracite

American  
[bawr-uh-sahyt, bohr-] / ˈbɔr əˌsaɪt, ˈboʊr- /

noun

  1. a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.


boracite British  
/ ˈbɔːrəˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg 3 ClB 7 O 13

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boracite

1800–10; borac- (stem of borax 1 ) + -ite 1

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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

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

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

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

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

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