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borax carmine
borax carmine A red dye, used in optical microscopy, that stains nuclei and cytoplasm pink. It is frequently used to stain large pieces of animal tissue.
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Borax Twenty Mule Team takes its final ride
Magazine article from: Engineering and Mining Journal; 2/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; The original Borax Twenty Mule Team wagons rode in the 110th Rose Parade in...an Arizona wagonwright, Amish craftsmen, and U.S. Borax Inc. employees. According to U.S. Borax (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto), to recreate the technology...
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U.S. Borax: Still mining borates after 131 years
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Boron-containing ores are rare and U.S. Borax, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Borax, controls one of the world's two world-class...45 percent of the world's demand for borates. Borax has been mining borates in California for more...
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Rio Tinto Borax commits to sustainable development
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Like most businesses, Rio Tinto Borax collects data on safety statistics, air...beyond the life of its mines. Rio Tinto Borax also wanted to know how its products impact...lifecycle. Earlier this year, Rio Tinto Borax released its 2000 Social and Environment...
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U.S. Borax Adopts MicroStrategy as Enterprise-Wide Business Intelligence Standard; For Worldwide Marketing & Sales Applications.
PR Newswire; 3/8/2004; 700+ words
; ...announced that its existing customer U.S. Borax, Inc. has adopted the MicroStrategy Business...business intelligence standard. U.S. Borax will harness MicroStrategy for analysis...marketing and sales trends worldwide. U.S. Borax, Inc. supplies nearly half the global...
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Around the house, borax is like gold
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/4/2007; ; 637 words
; ...Desert is one of the biggest and richest deposits of borax on the planet -- one of the best-kept secrets...white mineral is as good as gold. Commercially, borax is marketed as 20 Mule Team Borax to boost the power of laundry detergent. Look...
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DIGGING DEEP; U.S. BORAX EXPANDING LARGEST OPEN PIT MINE.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 8/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...in various stages of training, U.S. Borax is gearing up to make the largest open...To keep the operations going, U.S. Borax is following the underground ore deposit...embalming fluid. One of the main uses of borax is in fiberglass. Others are in artificial...
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Rio Tinto Borax quick off the mark.(RTB strip mining for borax)(Technical)
Magazine article from: Mining Magazine; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Rodney Garrett [*] The Rio Tinto Borax mine will see the quantity of stripped overburden...description is apropos for the Rio Tinto Borax mine at Boron in California, US, one of two world class borax mines. Although an underground operation...
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Ian L. White-Thomson named chief executive of RTZ Borax & Minerals, the world's leading producer of borate products.
Business Wire; 1/19/1995; 700+ words
; ...Thomson, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Borax Inc., has been appointed as chief executive of RTZ Borax & Minerals, the world's leading producer of borax and borate products, it was announced Thursday. In his new...
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RioTinto Borax and U.S. Borax Inc.: The 20 mule team that hasn't quit
Magazine article from: Engineering and Mining Journal; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...with gray hair and long memories, the Borax 20 mule team is one of the enduring and...program "Death Valley Days" made the Borax team famous to the younger generation...this legacy, on Oct. 12, 1997, U. S. Borax Inc. celebrates its 125th anniversary...
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360 000 million tons of borax needed in China in 2002: the growth in building sector brings up new comsumption rise. (Market Report).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 6/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...projection made by experts, the total demand of borax in China is around 360 000 tons in 2002. 1. Glass industry being the major consumer Borax in China is mainly used in the glass industry...the enamel industry. The consumption of borax in the glass industry in the recent years...
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Borax
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BORAX BORAX (sodium tetraborate) became important in the European Middle Ages as a...nature and origin of this mysterious material was long a puzzle to chemists. Borax was ultimately traced to Tibet — almost the only source known...
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U.S. Borax, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
U.S. Borax, Inc. 26877 Tourney Rd. Valencia, California...pie Incorporated: 1890 as Pacific Coast Borax Company Employees: 1,600 Sales: $550...Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining U.S. Borax, Inc. is the leading producer of borates...
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borax
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate , chemical...soluble in hot water; insoluble in acids. Borax is a colorless, monoclinic crystalline salt...fuses when heated above 740°C; a "borax bead" so formed is used in chemical analysis...
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borax bead test
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
borax bead test see bead test .
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borax carmine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
borax carmine A red dye, used in optical microscopy, that stains nuclei and cytoplasm pink. It is frequently used to stain large pieces of animal tissue.
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