Class : Carbonates, nitrates, borates
    Subclass : Borates
    Crystal system : Triclinic
    Chemistry : CaB₃O₃(OH)₅ H₂O
    Rarity : Very rare

Meyerhofferite is a very rare borate that forms by alteration of inyoite, which it commonly replaces (pseudomorphs). It is found in evaporitic borate deposits. It was named in honor of Wilhelm Meyerhoffer, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Berlin who worked on the composition and origin of salt minerals. Meyerhofferite forms small, prismatic to fibrous, colorless or white crystals, often assembled into radiated aggregates or fibrous masses of silky luster.

Main photo : Meyerhofferite from Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Turkey

No twin known for this mineral species.

No fakes recorded for this mineral species.