Colemanite

Colemanite

compound
CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O

A borate mineral once mined in Death Valley to make borax and glass

Mined from the desert floors of Death Valley, colemanite was the original source of the borax that built a 19th-century industrial empire.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Brown

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityColemanite — Pmn2₁
FormulaCaB3O4(OH)3·H2O
Crystal systemmonoclinic
Space groupP 1 21/a 1
Lattice (a, b, c) Å8.712, 11.247, 6.091
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 110.12, 90
Density (g/cm³)2.408

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)