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

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 77353
Mineral:	Hanksite
Locality:	Searles Lake, east of Trona, San Bernardino County, California (Type Locality for Hanksite)
Description:	Transparent yellow doubly-terminated hanksite crystal, with scattered dark inclusions, fully crystallized on all surfaces with no point of attachment - a floater. The hanksite crystal has whitish surface alteration in areas. Collected ca. 1995. Fluoresces white under LW-SW UV illumination. Water soluble
Overall Size:	21x12x10 mm
Crystals:	21 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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