Bort
A variety of Diamond
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About Bort
Formula:
C
Colour:
Black
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7473 (as Bort)
1282 (as Diamond)
1282 (as Diamond)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7473:1 (as Bort)
mindat:1:1:1282:5 (as Diamond)
mindat:1:1:1282:5 (as Diamond)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
e73a470e-5f62-46cc-8030-b00983c4c671 (as Bort)
2a05bcc6-728d-4fed-bec1-93746fd26b90 (as Diamond)
2a05bcc6-728d-4fed-bec1-93746fd26b90 (as Diamond)
Physical Properties of Bort
Colour:
Black
Chemistry of Bort
Mindat Formula:
C
Elements listed:
Varieties of Bort
Framesite | A variety of black bort from South Africa showing minute brilliant points possibly due to included diamonds. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Bort
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-7473.html
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References for Bort
Reference List:
Localities for Bort
β - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Brazil | |
South Africa | |
Sakha, Russia