Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
cubicrareBorates
Chambersite
Mn₃B₇O₁₃Cl
The image displays a well-formed, dark reddish-brown to black cubic crystal of Chambersite, exhibiting a vitreous luster.
Chambersite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
5Crystal System
cubicLuster
vitreousStreak Color
whiteCleavage
noneFracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
3.41Colors
reddish-brown, brown, blackTransparency
translucentType Locality
Venice Salt dome, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USAMineral Group
BoratesUses
collector, scientific-researchAssociated Minerals
halite, anhydrite, boracite, hilgarditeRarity
rareGeological Context
Chambersite is a rare borate mineral that forms in evaporite deposits, particularly within salt domes, under specific conditions of high boron and manganese concentrations.
