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    Ulexite
    Ulx
    NaCaB5O6(OH)6(H2O)5
    NaCaB5O6(OH)6(H2O)5
    Na Ca B O H
    Dana J D (1850) Ulexite. in A System of Mineralogy, Third Edition, George P Putnam (New York and London) 695-695  [view file]
    Chemical formula changed from NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O to NaCaB5O6(OH)6(H2O)5:
    Pasero M (2025) The New IMA List of Minerals - A Work in Progress - Updated: November 2025. International Mineralogical Association 2025-11  [view file]
    Dana J D (1850) Ulexite. in A System of Mineralogy, Third Edition, George P Putnam (New York and London) 695-695  [view file]
    Ghose S, Wan C, Clark J R (1978) Ulexite, NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O: structure refinement, polyanion configuration, hydrogen bonding, and fiber optics. American Mineralogist 63, 160-171  [view file]
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    Clark J R, Christ C L (1959) Studies of borate minerals (V): Reinvestigation of the x-ray crystallography of ulexite and probertite. American Mineralogist 44, 712-719  [view file]
    Dana J D (1850) Ulexite. in A System of Mineralogy, Third Edition, George P Putnam (New York and London) 695-695  [view file]
    Ghose S, Wan C, Clark J R (1978) Ulexite, NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O: structure refinement, polyanion configuration, hydrogen bonding, and fiber optics. American Mineralogist 63, 160-171  [view file]
    Hanks H G (1883) Report on the borax deposits of California and Nevada, Borax minerals and those containing boracic acid in small quantities. California State Mining Bureau 3, 81-89  [view file]
    Li J, Xia S, Gao S (1995) FT-IR and Raman spectroscopic study of hydrated borates. Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 51, 519-532
    Papezik V S, Fong C C K (1976) Howlite and ulexite from carboniferous gypsum and anhydrite beds in western Newfoundland — addendum. The Canadian Mineralogist 14, 393-393  [view file]
    Papezik V S, Fong C C K (1975) Howlite and ulexite from the carboniferous gypsum and anhydrite beds in western Newfoundland. The Canadian Mineralogist 13, 370-376  [view file]
    Pasero M (2025) The New IMA List of Minerals - A Work in Progress - Updated: November 2025. International Mineralogical Association 2025-11  [view file]