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Borax

Scope note

A white or colorless crystalline mineral used in glass and ceramic enamel mixes, as a scouring and cleansing agent, as a flux in melting materials and in soldering, and as a source of boron. MH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300011077

Broader Terms used

mineral

Term used for

tincal

Created

13yrs ago

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