boracite

See also: Boracite

English

Noun

boracite (plural boracites)

1. (mineralogy) A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl.

Derived terms

• hydroboracite

 

Translations

Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl

• Catalan: boracita f
• Finnish: borasiitti
• German: Boracit m
• Spanish: boracita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Boracite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “boracite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• bacterio-