| Aksaite | |
| Category: | Nesoborates |
| Formula: | MgB6O7(OH)6]·2H2O|IMAsymbol=Aks[1] | strunz = 6.FA.05| dana = 26.6.4.1| system = Orthorhombic Dipyramidal class| symmetry = Orthorhombic H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: Pbca| unit cell = | molweight = | color = Colorless, white to pale grey| habit = | twinning = | cleavage = Distinct/Good; Probable on and | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = 2.5| luster = | streak = White| diaphaneity = Transparent to translucent| gravity = | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Biaxial (−)| refractive = | birefringence = δ = 0.055| pleochroism = | 2V = Measured = 88°; Calculated = 78° | dispersion = None| extinction = | length fast/slow =| fluorescence = | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | impurities = | alteration = | other = | prop1 = | prop1text = | references = [2] [3] }} Aksaite (MgB6O7(OH)6]·2H2O) is a mineral found in Kazakhstan. Etymology and HistoryAksaite is named after the place it was discovered, Ak-say (lit. White Glen). It was found in 1963 in Chelkar Salt Dome, Ak-say Valley, Kazakhstan. References |