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boracite

[ bawr-uh-sahyt, bohr- ]

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

/ ˈ²úɔ˰ùəˌ²õ²¹Éª³Ù /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boracite1

1800–10; borac- (stem of borax 1 ) + -ite 1
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It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals.

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In boracite there are four uniterminal triad axes, and the faces of the two tetrahedra perpendicular to them will bear opposite charges.

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Tetrahedrite, blende, diamond, boracite and pharmacosiderite are substances which crystallize in this class.

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For example, he observed that crystals of leucite and boracite, which are cubic in external form, are always doubly refracting and optically biaxial, but with a complex internal structure; and that cubic crystals of garnet and analcite sometimes exhibit the same phenomena.

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It may also be obtained by the decomposition of boracite with hot hydrochloric acid.

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