searlesite

searlesite
A sodium borosilicate mineral, an important ore of borax.

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  • Searlesite — is a sodium borosilicate mineral, with the chemical formula NaBSi2O5(OH)2. It was discovered in 1914 at Searles Lake, California, and was named to honor John W. Searles, California pioneer, who drilled the well that yielded the first known… …   Wikipedia

  • searlesite — searles·ite …   English syllables

  • searlesite — ˈsərlˌzīt noun ( s) Etymology: John W. Searles, 19th century American settler in California + English ite : a mineral NaB(SiO3)2.H2O consisting of a hydrous sodium borosilicate occurring in small white spherulites …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of minerals S-T (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… …   Wikipedia

  • Searles Lake — (also called Searles Dry Lake), is an evaporite basin located near the community of Trona in San Bernardino County, California. Searles Valley Minerals currently extracts 1.7 million tons of industrial minerals each year from several lakebeds… …   Wikipedia

  • Colémanite — Colémanite[1] Catégorie VI : borates[2] Colémanite …   Wikipédia en Français

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