AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Colemanite pseudomorphs after Inyoite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 67866 |
Mineral: | Colemanite pseudomorphs after Inyoite |
Locality: | Furnace Creek District, Death Valley, Inyo County, California (Type Locality for Colemanite) |
Description: | Lustrous translucent brown-gray colemanite pseudomorphs after bladed inyoite crystals to 18 mm. The inyoite crystallized first, was overgrown by colemanite, then the inyoite dissolved leaving only the colemanite in the shape of the inyoite. Collected ca. 1930 |
Overall Size: | 4x3x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 3-18 mm pseudos |
Archived: | For reference only |
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