Common
Associations: |
Colemanite,
Inyoite, Szaibélyite, Ulexite (Inder deposit, Kazakhstan) |
Type
Locality: |
Deposit No. 6, Inder B deposit and salt dome, Atyrau
(Gur'yev), Atyrau Oblysy (Atyrau Oblast'), Kazakhstan |
Inderborite
is a very rare borate mineral that is rarely available
as a faceted gem. It was discovered in 1940 at the Inder
borate deposit, Kazakhstan. It is one of those unusual
gems that are water
soluble.
The
main source of Inderborite crystals (and the Type Locality)
is from the Inder borate deposit, Kazakhstan. Other
locations include Sarikaya, near Kirka, Eskiçehir
Province, Turkey; the Günevi mine, Bigadiç borate district,
Balikesir Province, Turkey; the Furnace Creek district,
Death Valley, Inyo County, California, USA; the Santa
Rosa mine, Sijes district, Salta Province, Argentina.
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