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Colemanite from Boron District, Kern County, California

 
Colemanite from Boron District, Kern County, California

Colemanite from Boron District, Kern County, California

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Colemanite from Boron District, Kern County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 69602
Mineral:Colemanite
Locality:Boron District, Kern County, California
Description:Cluster of many lustrous transparent pale-yellow colemanite crystals that fluoresce white under SW UV illumination and phosphoresce in the dark when illumination is extinguished.
Overall Size:30x21x15 mm
Crystals:4-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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