ALL meanings of boracite
bo·ra·cite
B b - noun boracite a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13 3
- noun boracite a very hard, brittle, orthorhombic mineral, magnesium borate, Mg3B7O13Cl, formed by the evaporation of salt water: it has a strong pyroelectric property 3
- noun boracite a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses. 1
- noun boracite (mineralogy) A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg3B7O13Cl. 0