Question

what is an Oxyborate ion?

Answer 1

The (oxy) borate ion is (BO3)3-.

Answer 2

Borates are the name for a large number of boron-containing oxyanions. The term "borates" may also refer to tetrahedral boron anions, or more loosely to chemical compounds which contain borate anions of either description. Larger borates are composed of trigonal planar BO3 or tetrahedral BO4 structural units, joined together via shared oxygen atoms[1] and may be cyclic or linear in structure. Boron most often occurs in nature as borates, such as borate minerals and borosilicates.