Borates
Minerals containing the borate ion (BO3 or BO4). Includes rare gem minerals like jeremejevite, painite, and sinhalite.
1Gemstones
4Mineral Species
Strunz Class
6
Dana Class
24-27
Mineral Species in Borates
Howlite
Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Monoclinic system
Jeremejevite
Al₆B₅O₁₅(F,OH)₃
Hexagonal system
Painite
CaZrAl₉O₁₅(BO₃)
Hexagonal system
Sinhalite
MgAl(BO₄)
Orthorhombic system
