Ulexite
Ulexite Basic information
- Product Name:
- Ulexite
- Synonyms:
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- Ulexite
- Ulexite (CaNaH12(BO3)5.2H2O)
- sodium calcium borate
- CAS:
- 1319-33-1
- MF:
- BH3O3.1/5Ca.2/5H2O.1/5Na
- MW:
- 0
- Mol File:
- 1319-33-1.mol
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Ulexite Chemical Properties
- Density
- 1.955 g/cm3
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Ulexite (CaNaH12(BO3)5.2H2O) (1319-33-1)
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Ulexite Usage And Synthesis
Description
(hydrated sodium calcium borate hydroxide) a.k.a. TV rock, is a mineral occurring in silky white rounded crystalline masses or in parallel fibers. The natural fibers of ulexite conduct light along their long axes, by internal reflection.
Chemical Properties
White color; silky luster. Mohs hardness 1–2.5, d 1.96. Usually found as rounded, loosetextured masses of fine crystals.
Uses
Source of borax.
Definition
A natural hydrated borate of sodium and calcium.