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Leonite On Halite

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Leonite On Halite

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Description
Locality: 
Neuhof-Ellers Potash Works, Neuhof, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

Very nice, lath-shaped, translucent leonite crystals up to 2.3 cm on halite. A very aesthetic displayable specimen. Little damage to a few crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leonite

Formula: 
K2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.55
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Westeregeln, Egeln, Stassfurt Potash deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Halite

Formula: 
NaCl
Strunz: 
3.AA.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

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