Hydroboracite
Encyclopedia
Hydroboracite is a hydrated borate
mineral (hence the name), whose chemical composition is CaMgB6O8(OH)6·3(H2O) . It was discovered in 1834 in Atyrau Province
, Kazakhstan
. Hydroboracite is a minor borate ore
mineral.
Borate
Borates are chemical compounds which contain oxoanions of boron in oxidation state +3. The simplest borate ion, BO33−, has a trigonal planar structure. Other borates are made up of trigonal BO3 or tetrahedral BO4 structural units, sharing oxygen atoms...
mineral (hence the name), whose chemical composition is CaMgB6O8(OH)6·3(H2O) . It was discovered in 1834 in Atyrau Province
Atyrau Province
Atyrau Oblast is a province of Kazakhstan. It is situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 142,500 people; the province itself has 480,000 people...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. Hydroboracite is a minor borate ore
Ore
An ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements including metals. The ores are extracted through mining; these are then refined to extract the valuable element....
mineral.