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Colemanite Powder (2CaO·3Ba2O3·5H V2O) from READE PDF Print E-mail

         

  • Colemanite Synonyms:

    Hydrous calcium borate, Neocolmanite, Colemanite powder, Colemanita, Colemanit, colemanite, hydrous calcium borate, 2CaO·3Ba2O3·5H V2O, CAS# 1318-33-8 
  • Colemanite Designations:

Chemical Name: Hydrous calcium borate

Chemical Formula:

a) 2CaO·3Ba2O3·5H V2O or Ca2B6O11·5(H2O)

 b) CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O

  • Colemanite Description:

Commonly in distinct crystals and sometimes thin, platy and brittle. Transparent. Actively mined in the USA, Turkey and South America.

  • Colemanite Nominal Chemical Composition:

B2O3= 50.9%, CaO= 27.2% and H2O= 21.9%

  • Colemanite Physical Properties Available:

a) 70 mesh USS by down

b) Or to customer specification

  • Colemanite Physical Constants:
Molecular Weight (g/mol.) 411.09
Bulk Density (lbs./ft3) 90
Picture of Colemanite Link
Melting Point (°C) ~ 930
Tenacity Brittle
Luster Vitreous
Electron Density: relectron=2.45 gm/cc
Mohs Hardness 4.0- 4.5
pH 9.3
Color White, tinted red to pink by impurities
Specific Gravity 2.4
Crystallography Monoclinic
  • Colemanite Typical Applications:

Calcium-bearing borate is used by the non-sodium fiberglass industry, raw lead glazes, used in the manufacture of heat resistant glass, used as a cleaning agent, used as a low temperature flux which helps to prevent crazing, sometimes used as an opacifier, used as a substitute for calcium in glazes where a pink or red is desired and used in other small industrial, medicinal, and cosmetical applications.

  • Colemanite Packaging:

Bags, drums, bulk bags, or loose bulk

  • Colemanite TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:

Listed. For further information please call the E.P.A. at 1.202.554.1404

  • Colemanite CAS Number:

CAS# 1318-33-8

  • 2005 Schedule B Number:

252890

 

 

 
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