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A white mineral, NaCaB₅O₉·8H₂O, that forms rounded masses of very fine needle-shaped crystals.

[After Georg Ludwig Ulex (1811-1883), German chemist.]

ulexite (y

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A white triclinic mineral that forms rounded, reniform (kidney-shaped) masses of very fine needle-shaped crystals. Ulexite has the unusual optical property of projecting an image of an object placed against a transverse section of it to the opposite surface. It is usually associated with borax deposits and is found in arid environments. Chemical formula: NaCaB₅O₉·8H₂O.

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