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Borate minerals

Contain boron-oxygen groups.

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111 minerals · Borate minerals
Admontite specimen
Admontite MgB₆O₁₀·7H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2–3
Aksaite specimen
Aksaite MgB₆O₇(OH)₆·2H₂O
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 2.5
A
Alfredstelznerite Ca₄(H₂O)₄[B₄O₄(OH)₆]₄(H₂O)₁₅
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 2
A
Aluminomagnesiohulsite Mg₂AlO₂(BO₃)
BorateMonoclinic
Aristarainite specimen
Aristarainite Na₂Mg[B₆O₈(OH)₄]₂·4H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3.5
Azoproite specimen
Azoproite Mg₂[(Ti,Mg),Fe³⁺]O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Berborite specimen
Berborite Be₂(BO₃)(OH)·H₂O
BorateHexagonalMohs 3
Biringuccite specimen
Biringuccite Na₂B₅O₈(OH)·H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
Blatterite specimen
Blatterite Sb⁵⁺₃Mn³⁺₉Mn²⁺₃₅(BO₃)₁₆O₃₂
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6
Bonaccordite specimen
Bonaccordite Ni₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombic
Borax specimen
Borax Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Borcarite specimen
Borcarite Ca₄MgB₄O₆(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
BorateMonoclinicMohs 4–4.5
B
Braitschite-(Ce) Ca₆.₁₅Na₀.₈₅REE₂.₀₈[B₆O₇(OH)₃(O,OH)₃]₄·H₂O
BorateHexagonal
B
Brianroulstonite Ca₃B₅O₆(OH)₇Cl₂·8H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 5
B
Béhierite Ta(BO₄)
BorateTetragonalMohs 7–7.5
Calciborite specimen
Calciborite CaB₂O₄
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5
Canavesite specimen
Canavesite Mg₂(HBO₃)(CO₃)·5H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
Chelkarite specimen
Chelkarite CaMgB₂O₄Cl₂·7H₂O
BorateOrthorhombic
Chestermanite specimen
Chestermanite Mg₂(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al,Sb⁵⁺)O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6
C
Chubarovite KZn₂(BO₃)Cl₂
BorateHexagonalMohs 2
Clinokurchatovite specimen
Clinokurchatovite CaMgB₂O₅
BorateMonoclinicMohs 4.5
C
Clinometaborite HBO₂
BorateMonoclinic
Ekaterinite specimen
Ekaterinite Ca₂B₄O₇Cl₂·2H₂O
BorateHexagonalMohs 1–1.5
Ezcurrite specimen
Ezcurrite Na₂B₅O₇(OH)₃·2H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 3
Fedorovskite specimen
Fedorovskite Ca₂Mg₂B₄O₇(OH)₆
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 4.5
Fluoborite specimen
Fluoborite Mg₃(BO₃)F₃
BorateHexagonalMohs 3.5
Folvikite specimen
Folvikite Sb⁵⁺Mn³⁺(Mg,Mn²⁺)₁₀O₈(BO₃)₄
BorateMonoclinicMohs 6
F
Fontarnauite (Na,K)₂(Sr,Ca)(SO₄)[B₅O₈(OH)](H₂O)₂
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Fredrikssonite specimen
Fredrikssonite Mg₂Mn³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6
Gaudefroyite specimen
Gaudefroyite Ca₄Mn³⁺₃(BO₃)₃(CO₃)O₃
BorateHexagonalMohs 6
Gowerite specimen
Gowerite Ca[B₅O₈(OH)][B(OH)₃]·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3
Hambergite specimen
Hambergite Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 7.5
Heidornite specimen
Heidornite Na₂Ca₃B₅O₈(SO₄)₂(OH)₂Cl
BorateMonoclinicMohs 4–5
Hilgardite specimen
Hilgardite Ca₂B₅O₉Cl·H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 5
Hulsite specimen
Hulsite Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3
Hungchaoite specimen
Hungchaoite MgB₄O₅(OH)₄·7H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 2–2.5
H
Hydroxylborite Mg₃(BO₃)(OH)₃
BorateHexagonalMohs 3.5
Jeremejevite specimen
Jeremejevite Al₆(BO₃)₅F₃
BorateHexagonalMohs 6.5–7.5
Jimboite specimen
Jimboite Mn²⁺₃(BO₃)₂
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Karlite specimen
Karlite (Mg,Al)₆.₅(BO₃)₃(OH)₄(   ,Cl)₀.₅
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Kernite specimen
Kernite Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Korzhinskite specimen
Korzhinskite CaB₂O₄·0.5H₂O
Borate
Kotoite specimen
Kotoite Mg₃(BO₃)₂
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6.5
K
Krasnoshteinite Al₈[B₂O₄(OH)₂](OH)₁₆Cl₄·7H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3
Kurchatovite specimen
Kurchatovite CaMgB₂O₅
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 4.5
K
Kurgantaite CaSrB₅O₉Cl·H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Larderellite specimen
Larderellite (NH₄)B₅O₇(OH)₂·H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
Leucostaurite specimen
Leucostaurite Pb₂[B₅O₉]Cl·0.5H₂O
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 4
Ludwigite specimen
Ludwigite Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5
Magnesiohulsite specimen
Magnesiohulsite Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 6
M
Marinaite Cu₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateMonoclinic
Mcallisterite specimen
Mcallisterite Mg₂[B₆O₇(OH)₆]₂·9H₂O
BorateHexagonalMohs 2.5
M
Mengxianminite Ca₂Sn₂Mg₃Al₈[(BO₃)(BeO₄)O₆]₂
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 8
M
Mereheadite Pb₄₇O₂₄(OH)₁₃Cl₂₅(BO₃)₂(CO₃)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3.5
M
Metaborite HBO₂
BorateCubicMohs 5
Nasinite specimen
Nasinite Na₂B₅O₈(OH)·2H₂O
BorateOrthorhombic
Nobleite specimen
Nobleite CaB₆O₉(OH)₂·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3
Nordenskiöldine specimen
Nordenskiöldine CaSn(BO₃)₂
BorateHexagonalMohs 5.5–6
Numanoite specimen
Numanoite Ca₄CuB₄O₆(OH)₆(CO₃)₂
BorateMonoclinicMohs 4.5
Orthopinakiolite specimen
Orthopinakiolite Mg₂Mn³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6
Painite specimen
Painite CaZrAl₉O₁₅(BO₃)
BorateHexagonalMohs 8
Parasibirskite specimen
Parasibirskite Ca₂B₂O₅·H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
Pentahydroborite specimen
Pentahydroborite CaB₂O(OH)₆·2H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 2.5
P
Peprossiite-(Ce) (Ce,La)(Al₃O)₂/₃B₄O₁₀
BorateHexagonalMohs 2
P
Pertsevite-(F) Mg₂(BO₃)F
BorateOrthorhombic
P
Pertsevite-(OH) Mg₂(BO₃)(OH)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5–6.5
Pinakiolite specimen
Pinakiolite (Mg,Mn)₂(Mn³⁺,Sb⁵⁺)O₂(BO₃)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 6
Pinnoite specimen
Pinnoite MgB₂O(OH)₆
BorateTetragonalMohs 3.5
P
Popugaevaite Ca₃[B₅O₆(OH)₆]FCl₂·8H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
Priceite specimen
Priceite Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3–3.5
Probertite specimen
Probertite NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3
P
Pseudosinhalite Mg₂Al₃B₂O₉(OH)
BorateMonoclinic
Qilianshanite specimen
Qilianshanite NaH₄(CO₃)(BO₃)·2H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2
R
Ramanite-(Cs) CsB₅O₆(OH)₄·2H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
R
Ramanite-(Rb) RbB₅O₆(OH)₄·2H₂O
BorateOrthorhombic
R
Rhabdoborite-(Mo) Mg₁₂Mo⁶⁺₁.₃₃O₆(BO₃)₆F₂
BorateHexagonal
Rhabdoborite-(V) specimen
Rhabdoborite-(V) Mg₁₂(V⁵⁺,Mo⁶⁺,W⁶⁺)₁.₅O₆{[BO₃]₆₋ₓ[(P,As)O₄]ₓF₂₋ₓ} (x < 1)
BorateHexagonal
R
Rhabdoborite-(W) Mg₁₂(W⁶⁺,V⁵⁺)₁.₅O₆{[BO₃]₆₋ₓ[(P,As)O₄]ₓF₂₋ₓ} (x < 1)
BorateHexagonal
Rivadavite specimen
Rivadavite Na₆Mg[B₆O₇(OH)₆]₄·10H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3.5
R
Roweite Ca₂Mn²⁺₂B₄O₇(OH)₆
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 4.5
Sakhaite specimen
Sakhaite Ca₄₈Mg₁₆(BO₃)₃₂(CO₃)₁₆·2(H₂O,HCl)
BorateCubicMohs 5
Santarosaite specimen
Santarosaite CuB₂O₄
BorateTetragonal
Santite specimen
Santite KB₅O₆(OH)₄·2H₂O
BorateOrthorhombic
S
Savelievaite Mg₂Cr³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombic
Sborgite specimen
Sborgite NaB₅O₆(OH)₄·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinic
Schiavinatoite specimen
Schiavinatoite Nb(BO₄)
BorateTetragonalMohs 8
Shabynite specimen
Shabynite Mg₅(BO₃)(OH)₅Cl₂·4H₂O
BorateMohs 3
Shimazakiite specimen
Shimazakiite Ca₂B₂O₅
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 4.5
Sibirskite specimen
Sibirskite CaH(BO₃)
BorateMonoclinic
Sinhalite specimen
Sinhalite MgAl(BO₄)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6.5–7
Suanite specimen
Suanite Mg₂B₂O₅
BorateMonoclinicMohs 5.5
Sussexite specimen
Sussexite Mn²⁺BO₂(OH)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3–3.5
Szaibélyite specimen
Szaibélyite MgBO₂(OH)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Takedaite specimen
Takedaite Ca₃B₂O₆
BorateHexagonalMohs 4.5
Takéuchiite specimen
Takéuchiite Mg₂Mn³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 6
Teruggite specimen
Teruggite Ca₄Mg[AsB₆O₁₁(OH)₆]₂·14H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2.5
Tincalconite specimen
Tincalconite Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·3H₂O
BorateHexagonal
Tunellite specimen
Tunellite SrB₆O₉(OH)₂·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2.5
Tusionite specimen
Tusionite Mn²⁺Sn(BO₃)₂
BorateHexagonal
T
Tuzlaite NaCaB₅O₈(OH)₂·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2–3
Tyretskite specimen
Tyretskite Ca₂B₅O₉(OH)·H₂O
BorateTriclinic
Ulexite specimen
Ulexite NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 2.5
Uralborite specimen
Uralborite CaB₂O₂(OH)₄
BorateMonoclinicMohs 4–4.5
Vimsite specimen
Vimsite CaB₂O₂(OH)₄
BorateMonoclinicMohs 4
V
Vladkrivovichevite [Pb₃₂O₁₈][Pb₄Mn₂O]Cl₁₄(BO₃)₈·2H₂O
BorateOrthorhombic
Vonsenite specimen
Vonsenite Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5
Wardsmithite specimen
Wardsmithite Ca₅Mg(B₄O₇)₆·30H₂O
BorateMohs 2.5
Warwickite specimen
Warwickite (Mg,Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₂O(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5–4
Wightmanite specimen
Wightmanite Mg₅O(BO₃)(OH)₅·2H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 5.5
Y
Yarzhemskiite K[B₅O₇(OH)₂]·H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2.5
Yuanfuliite specimen
Yuanfuliite Mg(Fe³⁺,Al)O(BO₃)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 5–6