Specimen #853

Name: Ulexite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Boron Pit, US Borax Mine, Kern County, California, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-11-02

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Ulexite is a mineral occurring in silky white rounded crystalline masses or in parallel fibers. It was named after the German chemist Georg Ludwig Ulex (1811−1883) who first discovered it. Ulexite is a structurally complex mineral, with a basic structure containing chains of sodium, water and hydroxide octahedra. The chains are linked together by calcium, water, hydroxide and oxygen polyhedra and massive boron units.

Minerals: Ulexite (NaCaB₅O₆(OH)_{6 5}(H₂O))

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Ulexite, Boron Pit, US Borax Mine, Kern County, California - Magnification: 30X, FOV: 4.5 x 3.0 mm, 3 stacked images