Kernite, also known as rasorite is a hydrated sodium borate hydroxide mineral with formula Na2B4O6(OH)2·3H2O. Boron is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kern County, California, United States. Sodium (ˈsoʊdiəm is an element which has the symbol Na( Latin natrium, from Arabic natrun) atomic number 11 atomic mass 22 Borates in Chemistry are Chemical compounds containing Boron bonded to three Oxygen atoms written as B(OR3 In Chemistry, hydroxide is the most common name for the diatomic Anion OH− consisting of Oxygen and Hydrogen It is a colorless to white mineral crystallizing in the monoclinic crystal system typically occurring as prismatic to acicular crystals or granular masses. A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific In Crystallography, the monoclinic Crystal system is one of the 7 lattice Point groups A crystal system is described by three vectors. A crystal system is a category of Space groups which characterize Symmetry of structures in three dimensions with Translational symmetry in three directions It is relatively soft with Mohs hardness of 2. The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various Minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material 5 to 3 and light with a specific gravity of 1. Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of the Density of a given solid or liquid substance to the density of water at a specific temperature and pressure typically 91. It exhibits perfect cleavage and a brittle fracture. Kernite is used to produce borax which can be used in a variety of soaps.
The mineral was discovered in 1926 in Kern County, California and later named for the county. Kern County is a County located in the southern Central Valley of the U Kern County was the only known source of kernite for many years but is now mined in Argentina, Spain, and Turkey. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It occurs in sedimentary evaporite deposits in arid regions. Evaporites (iˈvæpəraɪt are water-soluble Mineral sediments that result from the Evaporation of bodies of surficial Water.
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kernite
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- A hydrated borate mineral, Na2B4O6(OH)2, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert.
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