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Borax & Tincalconite

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Borax & Tincalconite

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Description
Locality: 
Kirka, Eskişehir Province, Turkey
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm
Description

Very nice specimen of perfect clear and fresh Borax with white crust  of Tincalconite on back side of the specimen from the world's largest tincal ore body! Collected around 2012.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Borax

Formula: 
Na2(B4O5)(OH)4·8H2O
Strunz: 
6.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Tincalconite

Formula: 
Na2(B4O7)·5H2O
Strunz: 
6.DA.15
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

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