inderite
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Inderite, also known as lesserite, is a mineral that was named after its source, the Inder lake, near the Inder Mountains in Kazakhstan. The samples were described in English by the soviet mineralogist Boldyreva in 1937. It is a rare secondary mineral but common in salt, potassium and borate deposits.
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 6.CA.15
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 6.CA.15
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- Inderite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Idr
- chemical formula
- MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- Vc/B.04
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Inderite, also known as lesserite, is a mineral that was named after its source, the Inder lake, near the Inder Mountains in Kazakhstan. The samples were described in English by the soviet mineralogist Boldyreva in 1937. It is a rare secondary mineral but common in salt, potassium and borate deposits.