Boron Minerals

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TYPE	MINERAL	FORMULA	B2O3 (wt%)	NOTES
Hydrogen Borate	SASOLITE (Natural Boric Acid)	H3BO3	56,3	It is natural boric acid and only found in Italy.
Sodium Borates	TINCAL (Natural Borax)	Na2B4O7.10H2O	36,5	Tincal mines are found in Kırka, Eskişehir.
	TINCALCONITE (Mohavite)	Na2B4O7.5H2O	47,8	Generally it is used as an accessory.
	KERNITE (Rasorite)	Na2B4O7.4H2O	51,0	Kernite mines are found in Tincalayu and Blanca regions of Argentina.
Sodium-Calcium Borates	ULEXITE (Boronatrocalcite)	NaCaB5O9.8H2O	43,0	Ulexite mines are found in Chile, USA and Turkey.
	PROBERTITE (Kramerite)	NaCaB3O9.5H2O	49,6	It is found in the boron mines of Dealt Walley, USA.
Calcium Borates	COLEMANITE	Ca2B6O11.5H2O	50,8	The largest reserves are found in Turkey.
	PANDERMITE	CaB10O19.7H2O	49,8	It is found in the Bigadiç and Kırka boron mines.
Calcium Borosilicate	DATOLITE	CaBSiO4OH	24,9	Datolite mines are mainly found in the eastern regions of Russia.
Magnesium Borates	HYDROBORACITE	CaMgB6O11.6H2O	50,5	Colemanite together with hydroboracite is found in Argentina and it is mainly used in ceramic industry.
	ASCHARITE	MgBO2OH	41,4	The occurrence of this mineral is mainly found in Kazakhstan.
	BORACITE	Mg3B7O13Cl	62,2	It is frequently found in Emet, Kırka, Bigadiç borate mines. It is seen with colemanite, ulexite and sometimes Tunelite and Vescite-A.