Borate mineral

• Kernite Na₂B₄O₆₂·3H₂O
• Borax Na₂B₄O₅₄·8H₂O
• Ulexite NaCaB₅O₆₆·5H₂O
• Colemanite CaB₃O₄₃·H₂O
• Boracite Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl
• Painite CaZrAl₉O₁₅

  Nickel–Strunz Classification -06- Borates

• Abbreviations:
• *"*" - discredited.
• *"?" - questionable/doubtful.
• *"REE" - Rare-earth element
• *"PGE" - Platinum-group element
• *03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates, 09 Silicates:
• **Neso: insular
• **Soro: grouping
• **Cyclo: ring
• **Ino: chain
• **Phyllo: sheet
• **Tekto: three-dimensional framework
• Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
• *NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
• *X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
• *Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
• *##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

  Class: borates

• 06. Alfredstelznerite
• 06.A Monoborates
• * 06.AA BO₃, without additional anions; 1: 05 Sassolite; 15 Nordenskioldine, 15 Tusionite; 35 Jimboite, 35 Kotoite; 40 Takedaite
• * 06.AB BO₃, with additional anions; 1 + OH, etc.: 05 Hambergite, 10 Berborite, 15 Jeremejevite; 20 Warwickite, 20 Yuanfuliite; 25 Karlite; 30 Azoproite, 30 Bonaccordite, 30 Fredrikssonite, 30 Ludwigite, 30 Vonsenite; 35 Pinakiolite; 40 Blatterite, 40 Orthopinakiolite, 40 Takeuchiite, 40 Chestermanite; 45 Hulsite, 45 Magnesiohulsite, 45 Aluminomagnesiohulsite; 50 Hydroxylborite, 50 Fluoborite; 55 Shabynite, 55 Wightmanite; 60 Gaudefroyite, 65 Sakhaite, 70 Harkerite; 75 IMA2008-060, 75 Pertsevite; 80 Jacquesdietrichite, 85 Painite
• * 06.AC B₄, without and with additional anions; 1, 1+OH, etc.: 05 Sinhalite; 10 Pseudosinhalite; 15 Behierite, 15 Schiavinatoite; 20 Frolovite; 25 Hexahydroborite; 30 Henmilite; 35 Bandylite; 40 Teepleite; 45 Moydite-; 50 Carboborite; 55 Sulfoborite; 60 Luneburgite; 65 Seamanite; 70 Cahnite
• 06.H Unclassified Borates
• * 06.HA Unclassified borates: 05 Chelkarite; 10 Braitschite-; 15 Satimolite; 20 Iquiqueite; 25 Wardsmithite; 30 Korzhinskite; 35 Halurgite; 40 Ekaterinite; 45 Vitimite; 50 Canavesite; 55 Qilianshanite

  Subclass: nesoborates

• 06.BA Neso-diborates with double triangles B₂₅; 2; 2 + OH, etc.: 05 Suanite; 10 Clinokurchatovite, 10 Kurchatovite; 15 Sussexite, 15 Szaibelyite; 20 Wiserite
• 06.BB Neso-diborates with double tetrahedra B₂O₆; 2: 05 Pinnoite; 10 Pentahydroborite
• 06.CA Neso-triborates: 10 Ameghinite; 15 Inderite; 20 Kurnakovite; 25 Inderborite; 30 Meyerhofferite; 35 Inyoite; 40 Solongoite; 45 Peprossiite-; 50 Nifontovite; 55 Olshanskyite
• 06.DA Neso-tetraborates: 10 Borax; 15 Tincalconite; 20 Hungchaoite; 25 Fedorovskite, 25 Roweite; 30 Hydrochlorborite; 35 Uralborite; 40 Numanoite, 40 Borcarite; 60 Fontarnauite
• 06.EA Neso-pentaborates: 05 Sborgite; 10 Ramanite-, 10 Ramanite-, 10 Santite; 15 Ammonioborite; 25 Ulexite
• 06.FA Neso-hexaborates: 05 Aksaite; 10 Mcallisterite; 15 Admontite; 20 Rivadavite; 25 Teruggite

  Subclass: inoborates

• 06.BC Ino-diborates with triangles and/or tetrahedra: 10 Calciborite, 10 Aldzhanite*; 15 Vimsite; 20 Sibirskite, 20 Parasibirskite
• 06.CB Ino-triborates: 10 Colemanite; 15 Hydroboracite; 20 Howlite; 25 Jarandolite
• 06.DB Ino-tetraborates: 05 Kernite
• 06.EB Ino-pentaborates: 05 Larderellite; 10 Ezcurrite; 15 Probertite; 20 Tertschite; 25 Priceite
• 06.FB Ino-hexaborates: 05 Aristarainite; 10 Kaliborite

  Subclass: phylloborates

• 06.CC Phyllo-triborates: 05 Johachidolite
• 06.EC Phyllo-pentaborates: 05 Biringuccite, 05 Nasinite; 10 Gowerite; 15 Veatchite, 15 Veatchite-A, 15 Veatchite-p; 20 Volkovskite; 25 Tuzlaite; 30 Heidornite; 35 Brianroulstonite
• 06.FC Phyllo-hexaborates: 05 Nobleite, 05 Tunellite, 05 Balavinskite; 10 Strontioborite; 15 Ginorite, 15 Strontioginorite; 20 Fabianite
• 06.GB Phyllo-nonborates, etc.: 05 Studenitsite; 10 Penobsquisite; 15 Preobrazhenskite; 20 Walkerite

  Subclass: tektoborates

• 06.BD Tektodiborates with tetrahedra: 05 Santarosaite
• 06.DD Tekto-tetraborates: 05 Diomignite
• 06.ED Tekto-pentaborates: 05 IMA2007-047, 05 Tyretskite, 05 Hilgardite, 05 Kurgantaite
• 06.GA Tekto-heptaborates: 05 Boracite, 05 Chambersite, 05 Ericaite; 10 Congolite, 10 Trembathite
• 06.GC Tekto-dodecaborates: 05 Rhodizite, 05 Londonite
• 06.GD Mega-tektoborates: 05 Ruitenbergite, 05 Pringleite; 10 Metaborite