Meyerhofferite

Meyerhofferite

Meyerhofferite, probably from Death Valley, California
General
Category Nesoborates
Formula
(repeating unit)		 Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O)
Strunz classification 06.CA.30

Meyerhofferite is a hydrated borate mineral, with the chemical formula Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O),[1] CaB3O3(OH)5·H2O[2] or Ca2(H3B3O7)2·4(H2O).[3] It occurs principally as an alteration product of inyoite, another borate mineral.

Natural meyerhofferite was discovered in 1914 in Death Valley, California It is named for German chemist Wilhelm Meyerhoffer (1864–1906), collaborator with J. H. van't Hoff on the composition and origin of saline minerals, who first synthesized the compound.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Meyerhofferite Webmineral data
  2. ↑ Handbook of Mineralogy
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mindat with localities


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