borax

Summary

borax is a mineral species^[1]. borax ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• borax's image is recorded as Borax crystals.jpg^[3].
• borax's image is recorded as Borax - Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern Co, California, USA.jpg^[4].
• borax's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[5].
• white is named after borax^[6].
• borax's chemical formula is recorded as Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O^[7].
• borax's subclass of is recorded as nesoborate mineral subclass^[8].
• borax's subclass of is recorded as borate class of minerals^[9].
• borax's Commons category is recorded as Borax^[10].
• borax's has part is recorded as borax^[11].
• borax's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[12].
• borax's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vc/B.05^[13].
• borax's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 6.DA.10^[14].
• borax's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 6.DA.10^[15].
• borax's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• borax's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• borax's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• borax's described by source is recorded as De Re Metallica^[19].
• borax's described by source is recorded as Mineralogie, oder Mineralreich^[20].
• borax's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• borax's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• borax's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1888704^[23].
• borax's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 722^[24].
• borax's Kivid.info ID is recorded as 410^[25].
• borax's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-295508^[26].
• borax's Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius entry ID is recorded as Бура^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for borax include boron^[28], a chemical element^[29].

Why It Matters

borax ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2] borax has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] borax is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for borax include boron^[28], a chemical element^[29].