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Boracite from
Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Boracite

Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Boracite
Formula:Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Habit:idiomorphic tetrahedra of 1 to 2mm in size.
Colour:greenish, white, sometimes bluish.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anhydrite
Gypsum
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anhydrite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Boracite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2139:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Boracite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSchildstein, Lüneburg, Lüneburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘSegeberger Kalkberg, Bad Segeberg, Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘNiedersachsen potash mine, Wathlingen, Celle District, Lower Saxony, Germany
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘRiedel Potash Works, Hänigsen, Uetze, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Hoffmann, C.A.S. (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C.A.S. Hoffmann. Bergmännisches Journal, 2 (1) 369-398
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Krul, H. (1969) Geologische zwerftochten. N.V. W.J. Thieme & Cie - Zutphen, Netherlands, 161 pp. (in Dutch).
Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.p.84
 
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