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| − | '''Sassolite''' (or sassoline) is a typically white or gray colored [[mineral]] which is the natural form of [[boric acid]].<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sassolite</ref> It can also occasionally be colorless, or have a yellow or brown hue.<ref>https://www.mindat.org/min-3540.html</ref> It is typically found in the form of an incrustation, or as tabular triclinic crystals.<ref>McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.</ref> It it often located near hot springs. Sassolite's chemical formula is B(OH)<sup>3</sup> or H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub><ref>http://webmineral.com/data/Sassolite.shtml</ref> | + | '''Sassolite''' (or sassoline) is a typically white or gray colored [[mineral]] which is the natural form of [[boric acid]].<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sassolite</ref> It can also occasionally be colorless, or have a yellow or brown hue.<ref>https://www.mindat.org/min-3540.html</ref> It is typically found in the form of an incrustation, or as tabular triclinic crystals.<ref>McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.</ref> It it often located near hot springs. It was first discovered in the Sasso Pisano geothermal area in Tuscany; this is how it was given its name.<br /> |
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| + | Sassolite's chemical formula is B(OH)<sup>3</sup> or H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub><ref>http://webmineral.com/data/Sassolite.shtml</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:04, January 12, 2020
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 colorless, 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. It was first discovered in the Sasso Pisano geothermal area in Tuscany; this is how it was given its name.
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