Inderite
Inderiet, Inderit, Inderita, Индерит, ｲﾝﾃﾞﾙ石, 多水硼鎂石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O
Mineral class: borates Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: 3 Density (g/cm3): 1.80 Refractive index: 1.488 - 1.505 Cleavage: perfect - good Colors: colorless, white Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous - greasy Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: - Largest crystal: 30 cm? Deposits: Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, USA Discovery: 1937 1st Description: 1937 (Boldyreva and Egorova) Name: from the borate deposit at Inder Lake / Kazakhstan |
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Inderite Mineral
Size: 7.7 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm Origin: U.S. Borax Open Pit Mine / Boron / Kramer Distr. / Kern County / California / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Inderite
Weight: 1.33 ct Origin: U.S. Borax Open Pit Mine / Boron / Kramer Distr. / Kern County / California / USA Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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