Romulus Scorei
Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life, 42(1), 3-17 (2012-04-25)
Boron is probably a prebiotic element with special importance in the so-called "sugars world". Boron is not present on Earth in its elemental form. It is found only in compounds, e.g., borax, boric acid, kernite, ulexite, colemanite and other borates.