Kurnakovite

Kurnakovite

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).

References

* [http://www.mindat.org/min-2295.html Mindat]
* [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Kurnakovite.shtml Webmineral]


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