Describes ezcurrite from a pluglike deposit of recrystallized borax at the Tincalayu mine in Salta, Argentina, and attributes its origin, together with that of associated kernite which it closely resembles, to crystallization from solutions released by dehydration of borax at elevated temperatures during deformation.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ezcurrite (2Na 2 O.5B 2 O 3 .7H 2 O), a new sodium borate from Argentina; occurrence, mineralogy, and associated minerals |
| DOI | 10.2113/gsecongeo.52.4.426 |
| Authors | Siegfried Muessig, R.D. Allen |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Economic Geology |
| Index ID | 70216352 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |