Minerals containing boron (B)
33 species in the Factbook's detailed set include boron as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Painite | CaZrAl9O15(BO3) |
| Ulexite | NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O |
| Howlite | Ca2SiB5O9(OH)5 |
| Grandidierite | MgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4) |
| Dumortierite | AlAl6BSi3O18 |
| Elbaite | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Jeremejevite | Al6(BO3)5F3 |
| Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Borax | Na2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O |
| Jadarite | LiNaB3SiO7(OH) |
| Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Colemanite | CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O |
| Poudretteite | KNa2(B3Si12)O30 |
| Kornerupine | (Mg,Fe2+,Al,܆)10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2 |
| Kernite | Na2B4O6(OH)2·3H2O |
| Chambersite | Mn3B7O13Cl |
| Melilite | Ca2M(XSiO7) M = Mg, Al, rarely Fe, B, Zn, Be, Si, etc. X = Si, Al, rarely Be or B. |
| Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Boracite | Mg3B7O13Cl |
| Sassolite | B(OH)3 |
| Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+O2(BO3) |
| Sinhalite | MgAl(BO4) |
| Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Qingsongite | BN |
| Hambergite | Be2(BO3)(OH) |
| Avogadrite | KBF4 |
| Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Tincalconite | Na2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O |
| Charlesite | Ca6Al2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12·26H2O |
| Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O |
| Prismatine | (Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
| Admontite | MgB6O10·7H2O |
| Wiluite | Ca19(Al,Mg)13(B,܆,Al)5(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(O,OH)10 |