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Sassolite (or sassoline) is a typically white or gray colored mineral which is the natural form of boric acid.[1] It can also occasionally be colourless, or have a yellow or brown hue.[2] It is typically found in the form of an incrustation, or as tabular triclinic crystals.[3] It it often located near hot springs. Sassolite's chemical formula is B(OH)3 or H3BO3[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sassolite
- ↑ https://www.mindat.org/min-3540.html
- ↑ McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Sassolite.shtml