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u·lex·ite

 (yo͞o′lĭk-sīt′, yo͞o-lĕk′-)
n.
A white mineral, NaCaB5O9·8H2O, that forms rounded masses of very fine needle-shaped crystals.
[After Georg Ludwig Ulex (1811-1883), German chemist.]
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ulexite

(ˈjuːlɛkˌsaɪt)
n
(Minerals) a white or transparent borate mineral, NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O
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u•lex•ite

(yuˈlɛk saɪt)

n.
a whitish mineral, hydrous sodium calcium borate, NaCaB5O9∙8H2O, occurring in arid regions as rounded masses of radiating crystal needles.
[1865–70; after George Latin. Ulex, German chemist]
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It has been experimentally observed that the rate of dissolution of minerals increases with the addition of perchloric acid in ulexite which is considered as one of the most common boron-containing minerals [4].
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Boron fertilisers in the form of very soluble B compounds such as sodium borate or borax ([Na.sub.2][B.sub.4][O.sub.7] x 10[H.sub.2]O) and boric acid ([H.sub.3]B[O.sub.3]) and less soluble B sources such as colemanite ([Ca.sub.2][B.sub.6][O.sub.11]] x 5[H.sub.2]0) and ulexite (NaCa[B.sub.5][O.sub.9] x 8[H.sub.2]O) have been added to soil to maintain plant growth (Wear and Wilson 1954).
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Demirkiran, Dissolution kinetics of ulexite in ammonium nitrate solutions, Hydrometallurgy, 95(2009), No.34.
MAGNESITE ORE DISSOLUTION WITH ORGANIC ACID AND PARAMETRIC CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF REACTION PARAMETERS
Gerstley borate is composed of ulexite ([Na.sub.2]O 2CaO 5[B.sub.2][O.sub.3]3 16 [H.sub.2]O), with small amounts of colemanite (2CaO 3[B.sub.2][O.sub.3] 5[H.sub.2]O) and probertite ([Na.sub.2]O) 2CaO 5[B.sub.2] [O.sub.3] 10 [H.sub.2]O), resulting in low levels of pore water and much higher levels of chemically bound water.
A simple glaze: Jeff Zamek demystifies the chemistry of glaze
(2005) como estadistica estocastica para analizar concentraciones de ulexite en una mina de sal, a tajo abierto, en Bolivia.
Analisis multitemporal y multifractal de la desglaciacion de la cordillera paron en los andes de Peru
Among these minerals are commercially important ones: tincal ([Na.sub.2][B.sub.4][O.sub.7] x 10[H.sub.2]O), colemanite ([Ca.sub.2][B.sub.6][O.sub.11] x 5[H.sub.2]O), and ulexite (NaCa[B.sub.5][O.sub.9] x 8[H.sub.2]O) [10,11].
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