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Inderite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O

U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA

Field of view 20 mm.
Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
 © Leon HupperichsPhoto ID: 91982    View Count: 370

Inderite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O

U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA

7.7 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm. A gemmy, transparent single crystal of this rare borate. This specimen is complete all around, and gemmy and clean on both front and back faces. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 177843    View Count: 119

Inderite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O

U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA

Inderite. Vasco Trancoso collection and photo. Size: 7,7 X 1,1 X 0,5cm. Transparent complete crystal of exceptional quality. Ex. Martin Zinn coll.
 © vasco trancosoPhoto ID: 188062    View Count: 85

Inderite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O

U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA

A terminated Inderite crystal. J. Minette collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. Terminated Inderite crystals are quite rare. I don't think I have ever seen one on matrix that was terminated. This is perhaps the largest terminated Inderite crystal known.
Photo ID: 237315    View Count: 63

Inderite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O, Ulexite : NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA

Inderite and Ulexite. R. Currier collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. When the Inderite crystals were found at Boron, they were white/transparent. After a few years in the air of the Los Angeles basin, they turn white on their surface. The white mineral can be removed by soaking them in water for a few ...
Photo ID: 237314    View Count: 58
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