Kurnakovite

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Kurnakovite, Boron, California
Kurnakovite, Boron, California

Kurnakovite is a hydrated borate mineral with the chemical composition MgB3O3(OH)55 · 5(H2O). It was discovered in 1940 in Atyrau Province, Kazakhstan, and is named for Russian mineralogist and chemist Nikolai S. Kurnakov (1860-1941).

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