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Boron

boron

BSymbol
5Atomic number
10.8 uAtomic mass
290Minerals

Facts

Symbol
B
Atomic number
5
Atomic mass
10.8 u
Minerals
290
Period
2
Group
13
Block
p
Melting point
2,077 °C
Boiling point
4,000 °C
Discovered
1892

Sources: Wikidata (CC0), IMA list of minerals via Wikidata · Wikidata Q618

Minerals containing this element · 290

MineralChemical formulaCrystal systemMohs hardnessDensity
AdachiiteCaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₅AlO₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)Trigonal7.0—
AdmontiteMgB₆O₁₀·7H₂OMonoclinic——
AksaiteMgB₆O₇(OH)₆·2H₂OOrthorhombic——
AlfredstelzneriteCa₄(H₂O)₄[B₄O₄(OH)₆]₄(H₂O)₁₅Orthorhombic——
AluminomagnesiohulsiteMg₂AlO₂(BO₃)Monoclinic——
AmeghiniteNaB₃O₃(OH)₄Monoclinic—1.99 g/cm³
Ammonioborite(NH₄)₃B₁₅O₂₀(OH)₈·4H₂OMonoclinic——
AristarainiteNa₂MgB₁₂O₂₀ * 8H₂OMonoclinic——
AvogadriteKBF₄Orthorhombic—2.63 g/cm³
Axinite-(Mg)Ca₂MgAl₂BSi₄O₁₅OHTriclinic——
Axinite-(Mn)Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅(OH)Triclinic——
AzoproiteMg₂(Ti₀.₅Mg₀.₅)O₂(BO₃)Orthorhombic5.5—
Badakhshanite-(Y)Y₂Mn₄Al(Si₂B₇BeO₂₄)Orthorhombic——
BandyliteCu[B(OH)₄]ClTetragonal2.5—
BarberiiteNH₄BF₄Orthorhombic—1.86 g/cm³
BiringucciteNa₂B₅O₈(OH)·H₂OMonoclinic——
BlatteriteSb⁵⁺₃Mn³⁺₉Mn²⁺₃₅O₃₂(BO₃)₁₆Orthorhombic——
Bobtraillite(Na,Ca)₁₃Sr₁₁(Zr,Y,Nb)₁₄(Si₃O₉)₁₀(H₂BSi₂O₉)₆·12H₂O———
BonaccorditeNi₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)Orthorhombic7.0—
BoraciteMg₃B₇O₁₃ClOrthorhombic——
BoralsiliteAl₁₆B₆Si₂O₃₇Monoclinic——
BoraxNa₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O———
BorcariteCa₄Mg(B₄O₆(OH)₆)(CO₃)₂Triclinic——
BorocookeiteLi₁+₃xAl₄-x(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈———
BoromulliteAl₉BSi₂O₁₉Orthorhombic——
BoromuscoviteKAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂———
BosiiteNaFe³⁺₃(Al₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃OTrigonal7.0—
Braitschite-(Ce)(Ca,Na₂)₇(Ce,La)₂B₂₂O₄₃·7H₂OHexagonal——
BrianroulstoniteCa₃[B₅O₆(OH)₆](OH)Cl₂·8H₂OMonoclinic——
BritvinitePb₁₄Mg₉(Si₁₀O₂₈)(BO₃)₄(CO₃)₂(OH)₁₂F₂Triclinic——
BuryatiteCa₃(Si,Fe,Al)(SO₄)[B(OH)₄]O(OH)₅·12H₂OTrigonal——
ByzantieviteBa₅(Ca,REE,Y)₂₂(Ti,Nb)₁₈(SiO₄)₄[(PO₄),(SiO₄)]₄(BO₃)₉O₂₂[(OH),F]₄₃·₁.₅H₂OTrigonal——
CahniteCa₂[B(OH)₄](AsO₄)Tetragonal3.0—
CalciboriteCaB₂O₄Orthorhombic—2.87 g/cm³
CalcioveatchiteSrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅·5H₂OMonoclinic——
Calcybeborosilite-(Y)(Y,REE,Ca)(B,Be)₂(SiO₄)₂(OH,O)₂———
CanavesiteMg₂(HBO₃)(CO₃)·5H₂OMonoclinic——
Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)₆Si₃B₆O₂₄F₂———
CapranicaiteKCaNaAl₄B₄Si₂O₁₈Monoclinic——
CarboboriteCa₂Mg[B(OH)₄]₂(CO₃)₂·4H₂OMonoclinic——
ChambersiteMn₃B₇O₁₃ClOrthorhombic—3.36 g/cm³
CharlesiteCa₆Al₂(SO₄)₂B(OH)₄(OH,O)₁₂·26H₂OTrigonal——
ChelkariteCaMgB₂O₄(Cl,OH)₂ * 5H₂O Or near, with Cl:OH = ₃:₁———
ChestermaniteMg₂(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al,Sb⁵⁺)O₂(BO₃)Orthorhombic——
ChiyokoiteCa3Si(CO3)[B(OH)4]O (OH)5·12H2OHexagonal——
Chromium-draviteNa(Mg₃)Cr³⁺₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)Trigonal——
Chromo-alumino-povondraiteNaCr₃(Al₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃OTrigonal7.5—
ChubaroviteKZn₂(BO₃)Cl₂Trigonal——
CiprianiiteCa₄(ThREE)AlSi₄B₄O₂₂(OH)₂———
ClinokurchatoviteCa(Mg,Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)[B₂O₅]Monoclinic——
ClinometaboriteHBO₂Monoclinic—2.10 g/cm³
ColemaniteCaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂OMonoclinic4.5—
Congolite(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(B₇O₁₃)ClTrigonal——
DanburiteCaB₂Si₂O₈Orthorhombic——
DarrellhenryiteNa(Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃OTrigonal7.0—
DatoliteCaB(SiO₄)(OH)Monoclinic——
DraviteNaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃OHTrigonal7.0—
DumortieriteAlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈Orthorhombic——
EkateriniteCa₂(B₄O₇)(Cl,OH)₂ * 2H₂OHexagonal——
ElbaiteNa(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)Trigonal7.0—

Minerals named after it · 5

MineralChemical formulaCrystal systemMohs hardnessDensity
BoraciteMg₃B₇O₁₃ClOrthorhombic——
BorocookeiteLi₁+₃xAl₄-x(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈———
BoromulliteAl₉BSi₂O₁₉Orthorhombic——
BoromuscoviteKAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂———
PentahydroboriteCaB₂O(OH)₆ * 2H₂OTriclinic——