Minerals containing the element Boron

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Image Name Formula Color
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Adachiite
(IMA 2012-101)

CaFe3Al6(Si3AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)black, brown, bluish purple
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Ammonioborite

(NH4)2B10O16·5(H2O)white
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Avogadrite

(K,Cs)BF4colorless, white, light yellow, light red
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Axinite-(Fe)

Ca2Fe+2Al2(BO3)(Si4O12)(OH)brown, purple, gray, yellow
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Axinite-(Mg)
(IMA 1975-025)

Ca2MgAl2(BO3)(Si4O12)(OH)brown, purple-blue, gray, green-yellow
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Axinite-(Mn)

Ca2Mn+2Al2(BO3)(Si4O12)(OH)brown, colorless, yellow, red
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Bakerite

Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O)colorless, white
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Berborite

Be2(BO3)(OH,F)·(H2O)colorless
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Beryl

Be3Al2Si6O18green, blue, yellow, pink, colorless
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Boracite

Mg3B7O13Clcolorless, green, gray, yellow, white
boralsilite

Boralsilite

Al16B6Si2O37
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Borcarite

Ca4MgB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2colorless, green, blue green, greenish blue
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Britvinite
(IMA 2006-031)

Pb7+xMg4.5((Si,Al)5O14)(BO3)((BO3),(AsO4))(CO3)(OH,O)7pale yellow, colorless
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Buergerite
(IMA 1965-005)

NaFe+33Al6(BO3)3Si6O21Fdark brown, black
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Buryatite
(IMA 2000-021)

Ca3(Si,Fe+3,Al)(SO4)(B(OH)4)(OH,O)6·12(H2O)light purple gray
capranicaite

Capranicaite
(IMA 2009-086)

(K,Cs)(Ca,Na)Al4B4Si2O18colorless
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Carboborite

Ca2Mg(CO3)2B2(OH)8·4(H2O)colorless
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Chelkarite

CaMgB2O4Cl2·7(H2O)colorless
chromo-alumino-povondraite

Chromo-alumino-povondraite

NaCr3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3Ogreen
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Chubarovite
(IMA 2014-018)

KZn2(BO3)Cl2colorless
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Clinokurchatovite

Ca(Mg,Fe+2,Mn)B2O5light gray
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Colemanite

Ca2B6O11·5(H2O)colorless, gray, white
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Danburite

CaB2(SiO4)2colorless, white, gray, yellow
darrellhenryite

Darrellhenryite

Na(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3Opink
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Datolite

CaBSiO4(OH)brown, colorless, yellow, white, green
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Dravite

NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4black, green, red, blue, white
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Dumortierite

(Al,Fe+3)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3blue, purple, brown
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Ekaterinite

Ca2B4O7(Cl,OH)2·2(H2O)white, pink
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Elbaite

Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4blue, colorless, green, yellow, white
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Emerald

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Beryl

Be3Al2Si6O18green
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Fedorovskite

Ca2(Mg,Mn)2B4O7(OH)6brown
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Ferroaxinite

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Axinite-(Fe)

Ca2Fe+2Al2(BO3)(Si4O12)(OH)brown, purple, gray, yellow
fluorelbaite

Fluorelbaite
(IMA 2011-071)

Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3Fblue-green
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Foitite
(IMA 1992-034)

Na0.5(Fe+2,Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)(OH)4black
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Fredrikssonite
(IMA 1983-040)

Mg2(Mn+3,Fe+3)O2(BO3)red brown
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Gaudefroyite
(IMA 1694-006)

Ca4Mn+33-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3black
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Grandidierite

(Mg,Fe+2)Al3(BO4)(SiO4)Oblue green
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Hambergite

Be2BO3(OH)colorless, white
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Hellandite-(Y)
(IMA 2000-F)

(Ca,REE)4(Y,Ce)2(Al,Be,Li)2(Si4B4O22)(OH)2yellow, black, brown
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Henmilite
(IMA 1981-050)

Ca2Cu(B(OH)4)2(OH)4blue-violet
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Hilgardite

Ca2B5O9Cl·(H2O)colorless
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Hulsite

(Fe+2,Mg)2(Fe+3,Sn)O2(BO3)black
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Hydroboracite

CaMgB6O8(OH)6·3(H2O)colorless, green, white, brown, yellow
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Hydrochloroborite

Ca2B4O4(OH)7Cl·7(H2O)colorless
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Inderborite

CaMg(B3O3(OH)5)2·6(H2O)colorless, white
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Inyoite

Ca2B6O6(OH)10·8(H2O)white, pink
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Jadarite
(IMA 2006-036)

LiNaB3SiO7(OH)white
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Jeremejevite

Al6B5O15(F,OH)3colorless, white
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Johachidolite

CaAlB3O7colorless, white
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Kaliborite

KHMg2B12O16(OH)10·4(H2O)colorless, white, brown
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Kornerupine

(Mg,Fe+2)4Al6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2brown, colorless, green, yellow
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Ludwigite

Mg2Fe+3BO5gree, black
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Magnesiofoitite
(IMA 1998-037)

(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4blue gray
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Magnesiohulsite
(IMA 1983-074)

(Mg,Fe+2)2(Mg,Fe+3,Sn+4)O2(BO3)black
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Meyerhofferite

Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O)colorless, white
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Morganite

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Beryl

Be3Al2Si6O18green, blue, yellow, pink, colorless
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Nifontovite

Ca3B6O6(OH)12·2(H2O)colorless, gray
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Olshanskyite
(IMA 1968-025)

Ca2(B3O3(OH)6)(OH)·3(H2O)colorless, white, light brown
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Orthopinakiolite

(Mg,Mn+2)2Mn+3BO5black
oxy-chromium-dravite

Oxy-chromium-dravite

NaCr3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3Oemerald green
oxy-foitite

Oxy-foitite
(IMA 2016-069)

(Fe+2Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)Oblack
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Oyelite
(IMA 1980-103)

Ca10B2Si8O29·12(H2O)white
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Painite

CaZrB(Al9O18)brown, red, orange
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Parasibirskite
(IMA 1996-051)

Ca2B2O5·(H2O)white
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Peprossiite-(Ce)
(IMA 1990-002)

(Ce,La)(Al3O)0.66B4O10yellow, brown
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Pinakiolite

Mg2Mn+3O2(BO3)black
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Preobrazhenskite

Mg3B11O15(OH)9colorless, yellow, gray
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Prismatine

(Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22yellow brown, green brown
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Probertite

NaCaB5O7(OH)4·3(H2O)colorless
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Rivadavite

Na6MgB24O40·22(H2O)colorless, white
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Sakhaite
(IMA 1965-035)

Ca3Mg(BO3)2(CO3)·0.36(H2O)colorless, gray, white
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Santite

KB5O6(OH)4·2(H2O)colorless
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Satimolite

KNa2Al4(B2O5)3Cl3·13(H2O)white
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Sazhinite-(La)
(IMA 2002-042a)

Na3La(Si6O15)·2(H2O)white
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Seamanite

Mn3(PO4)B(OH)6yellow, brown, pink
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Serendibite

Ca2(Mg,Al)6(Si,Al,B)6O20blue, yellow
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Shabynite
(IMA 1979-075)

Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5·4(H2O)white
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Shimazakiite
(IMA 2010-085a)

Ca2B2-xO5-3x(OH)3xwhite, light gray
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Sinhalite

MgAlBO4brown, pink, colorless, yellow
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Stillwellite-(Ce)

(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5brown, pink
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Strontioginorite

(Sr,Ca)2B14O23·8(H2O)colorless
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Szaibelyite

Mg(BO2)(OH)white, yellow
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Tadzhikite-(Ce)
(IMA 2000-F)

Ca4(Ce,Y)2(Ti,Al,Fe+3)2(Si4B4O22)(OH)2gray brown, red brown
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Tatarinovite
(IMA 2015-055)

Ca3Al(SO4)(B(OH)4)(OH)6·12(H2O)white
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Teruggite

Ca4MgAs2B12O22(OH)12·12(H2O)colorless
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Tienshanite

BaNa2MnTiB2Si6O20pistacio green
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Tincalconite

Na6(B5O5(OH)4)3·8(H2O)white
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Tinzenite

(Ca,Mn,Fe)3Al2BO3Si4O12(OH)yellow, orange, red
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Titantaramellite

Ba4(Ti,Fe+3,Fe+2,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clxbrown, red
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Tsilaisite

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Elbaite

Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4blue, colorless, green, yellow, white
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Tunellite

SrB6O9(OH)2·3(H2O)colorless
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Ulexite

NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5(H2O)colorless, white
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Uvite

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe+2)3Al5Mg(BO3)3Si6O18(OH,F)4brown, black
vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite

Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite

NaV3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3Ogreen
vanadio-oxy-dravite

Vanadio-oxy-dravite

NaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3Ogreen
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Veatchite

Sr2B11O16(OH)5·(H2O)colorless, white
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Vimsite

CaB2O2(OH)4colorless
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Vonsenite

Fe+22Fe+3BO5greenish black, black
vranaite

Vránaite

Al16B4Si4O38-

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