Chambersite

<p>Chambersite is a <a href="/facts/Manganese/j9ELd1TL">manganese</a> <a href="/facts/Borate_mineral/dWx4jogd">borate mineral</a> with formula Mn3B7O13Cl. It is a member of the borate mineral series that includes other minerals such as ericaite (Fe3B7O13Cl) and <a href="/facts/Boracite/RKtXwYYV">boracite</a> (Mg3B7O13Cl). When chambersite was first discovered, it was the second chemical analogue of boracite to be found in nature. It was discovered as a mineral at Barber's Hill <a href="/facts/Salt_dome/RsPm1A8y">salt dome</a> in <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> in 1957 and in 1971 at the Dongshuichang deposit in <a href="/facts/Ji_County,_Tianjin/6ep4d6HE">Jixian</a>, <a href="/facts/Tianjin/XtlF4hX1">Tianjin</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>.  Chambersite occurs associated with the <a href="/facts/Evaporite/vNW8fcEy">evaporite</a> minerals <a href="/facts/Halite/9xEEKKT8">halite</a>, <a href="/facts/Anhydrite/66QvVbXV">anhydrite</a>, and <a href="/facts/Gypsum/MItYU70n">gypsum</a>.
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Chambersite