meyerhofferite
Sign in to saveMeyerhofferite is a hydrated borate mineral of calcium, with the chemical formula Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2H2O, CaB3O3(OH)5·H2O or Ca2(H3B3O7)2·4H2O. It occurs principally as an alteration product of inyoite, another borate mineral.
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Mhf
- chemical formula
- CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- Vc/B.04
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- Meyerhofferite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 6.CA.30
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 6.CA.30
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Meyerhofferite is a hydrated borate mineral of calcium, with the chemical formula Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2H2O, CaB3O3(OH)5·H2O or Ca2(H3B3O7)2·4H2O. It occurs principally as an alteration product of inyoite, another borate mineral.
Natural meyerhofferite was discovered in 1914 in Death Valley, California It is named for German chemist Wilhelm Meyerhoffer (1864–1906), collaborator with J. H. van't Hoff on the composition and origin of saline minerals, who first synthesized the compound.
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