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Sulphohalite from Searles Lake, east of Trona, San Bernardino County, California (Type Locality for Sulphohalite)

 
Sulphohalite from Searles Lake, east of Trona, San Bernardino County, California (Type Locality for Sulphohalite)

Sulphohalite from Searles Lake, east of Trona, San Bernardino County, California (Type Locality for Sulphohalite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Sulphohalite from Searles Lake, east of Trona, San Bernardino County, California (Type Locality for Sulphohalite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 70901
Mineral:Sulphohalite
Locality:Searles Lake, east of Trona, San Bernardino County, California (Type Locality for Sulphohalite)
Description:Translucent greenish-brown sulphohalite crystals in a complex cluster. The sulphohalite fluoresces white under SW UV illumination and phosphoresces briefly when illumination is extinguished. Water soluble
Overall Size:25x25x20 mm
Crystals:2-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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