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Sassolite

Year of discovery: 1800 (Sasso Pisano, Italy), 1961 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of sassolite

• H₃BO₃
• [H⁺₃][BO₃]^3-

• Class: Neso-Borate
• Soluble in: Water, Alcohol
• Insoluble in: HCl
• Fluorescence: Short UV excitation (Blue)
• Taste: Saline, Bitter

• Color: White, Gray
• Streak: White
• Luster: Pearly
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 1
• Density: 1.5

• System: Triclinic
• Group: (-1), P(-1)
• Lattice: a=7.0, b=7.1, c=6.6, α=103.7, β=101.1, γ=60.0