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Konyaite & Aristarainite

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Konyaite & Aristarainite

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Description
Locality: 
Eagle Borax Spring, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 2.3 cm
Description

A very rich coverage of tiny colourless to white intergrown konyaite and aristarianite crystals on a halite matrix. Very good for the species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Konyaite

Formula: 
Na2Mg(SO4)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.80
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Cakmak, Great Konya Basin, Konya Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Aristarainite

Formula: 
Na2MgB12O20·8H2O
Strunz: 
6.FB.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Tincalayu Mine, Salar Del Hombre Muerto, Salta, Argentina
Cartils Minerals

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