Borax

67 IMG:p67_1.png:Chinese characters sha; occurs in Anhui and Kansu, but more especially in the lake districts of Tibet. • Borax is refined at Canton and in other large cities and is used in glazing crockery and stluering metals, and as a flux in reducing the silex in gla , enamels, and other vitreous compounds. There is also a small amount imported. Williams: Commercial Guide; p. 111.