Chemical Formula:
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Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 623.65 g |
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Calcium |
25.71 % |
Ca |
35.97 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
13.51 % |
Si |
28.90 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Boron |
8.67 % |
B |
27.91 % |
B2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Hydrogen |
0.81 % |
H |
7.22 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
51.31 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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100.01 % |
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100.00 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Occurs as irregular veins in altered volcanic rock (Baker Canyon, Death Valley, California, USA) |
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Locality:
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Corkscrew mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Death Valley, Inyo Co. California.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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For Richard C. Baker, of Nutfield, Surrey, England, Mining Director of the Pacific Coast Borax Co., who discovered the mineral |
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