Meyerhofferite

Meyerhofferite
Meyerhofferite, probably from Death Valley, California
General
Category	Nesoborates
Chemical formula	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. ^ ^{a b} Mindat with localities

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