Boron is not found in every place on earth. It is only found in very hot springs and water sources. Like in the Mohave Desert, Death Valley, and Turkey. Heating borax (Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O) with carbon makes Boron the element it is today. Boron is also a good absorber of neutrons and is used in the control rods of nuclear reactors of the nuclear plants as a radiation shield. Boron is a solid rock or a solid powder in its normal form. It is shinny in its pure form. Boron is a bad insulator of energy at room temperature but extremely good at conducting electricity at high temperatures.  Boron can be made into extremely hard yellow crystals that are semiconductors like silicon.