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SASSOLITE

Miscellaneous

• Family: None
• Region: None
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: Yes
• Generic: No

Notes

(Richard Willis)

Mineral, of the ideal form B₂O₃, H₂O with a typical empirical analysis of B₂O₃ 56.5%, H₂O 43.5%
Hardness: 1 Density: 1.45 Soluble in hot water
Produces water in closed container, and sucks water from the air to excess, i.e., supersaturation. Used by trekkers to produce drinking water. Can be tentatively viewed as a volcanic (“fritted”) boric acid. Though it draws water, in itself it is a water-insoluble (albeit at around room temperature of 20ºC) form of boron. see boron, borates, and kernite

Authors

• Richard Willis (Owner)

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Produces water in closed container, and sucks water from the air to excess, i.e., supersaturation. Used by trekkers to produce drinking water. Can be tentatively viewed as a &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;volcanic (&amp;#147;fritted&amp;#148;) boric acid&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;. Though it draws water, in itself it is a &lt;I&gt;water-insoluble&lt;/I&gt; (albeit at around room temperature of 20&amp;ordm;C) form of boron. &lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;see &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;boron&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;, &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;borates&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;, and &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;kernite&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;

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