CaB₃O₄(OH)₃.H₂O

This sample of colemanite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Colemanite is an oxide of calcium and boron with the composition CaB₃O₄(OH)₃.H₂O. The sample at left is about 18 cm across and is from Lower Biddy McCarthy mine, Ryan, California. The accompanying colemanite gem is 14.9 carats and is from Death Valley, Inyo County, California.

This colemanite sample is from Thompson mine, Ryan, California. It is about 15 cm across.