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Hilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O

Salt Springs deposit (Salt Springs evaporite deposit), Sussex, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Width of field is 2.5 mm. Collection and photo Jesse Crawford. Compositing software CombineZP. Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 174983    View Count: 68

Hilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O

Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Pink Hilgardite crystals on pale green Boracite.
Field of view 6 mm.
Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
 © Leon HupperichsPhoto ID: 104309    View Count: 300

Hilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O, Boracite : Mg3[Cl|B7O13]

Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Orange crystalline and massive hilgardite with transparent sea blue cubic crystals of boracite to 1mm. Ian Jones collection.

 © Ian JonesPhoto ID: 10163    View Count: 572

Hilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O

Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, UK

An exceptional large specimen with multiple relatively HUGE crystals to 5 or 6 mm, and many only slightly smaller! It is important to note that these are real crystals, not the typical little "blebs" on pale boracite that you normally see for this species! This specimen is half of a sphere in form and the crystals line the inner surface of a solid ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 20196    View Count: 344

Hilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O

Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Hilgardite crystals in Boracite from the Boulby potash mine, Lofthus, Cleveland, England. Field of view: 1 cm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 63912    View Count: 293

Hilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O

Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, UK

A 3 cm cavity of Hilgardite crystals in Boracite from the Boulby potash mine, Lofthus, Cleveland, England. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 63911    View Count: 244

Multiple photos availableHilgardite : Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O, Boracite : Mg3[Cl|B7O13]

Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, UK

5.5 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm. Microcrystalline red-orange hilgardite encasing boracite, from this classic locale that was revisited by mineral collectors in the late 90s. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 180073    View Count: 70
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