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Calcium Borate

Alternate Names: Anhydrous Borocalcite

Oxide Analysis Formula
CaO 44.63% 1.00
B2O3 55.37% 1.00
Oxide Weight 125.70
Formula Weight 125.70

Notes

Calcium borate is the anhydrous form of borocalcite (Colemanite). Gerstley Borate is also a common form of calcium borate.

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Materials Ulexite
A natural source of boron, it melts at a very low temperature to a clear glass.
Materials Colemanite
A natural source of boron that melts at a very low temperature.
Materials Matthey Calcium Borate Frit
Materials Keramikos Fritte 32.21
Typecodes Generic Material
Generic materials are those with no brand name. Normally they are theoretical, the chemistry portrays what a specimen would be if it had no contamination. Generic materials are helpful in educational situations where students need to study material theory (later they graduate to dealing with real world materials). They are also helpful where the chemistry of an actual material is not known. Often the accuracy of calculations is sufficient using generic materials.
Typecodes Flux Source
Materials that source Na2O, K2O, Li2O, CaO, MgO and other fluxes but are not feldspars or frits. Remember that materials can be flux sources but also perform many other roles. For example, talc is a flux in high temperature glazes, but a matting agent in low temperatures ones. It can also be a flux, a filler and an expansion increaser in bodies.

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Frit Softening Point 1100C
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