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Leonite Psm Picromerite & Halite

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Leonite Psm Picromerite & Halite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Neuhof-Ellers Potash Works, Neuhof, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.6 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

One of the rare pseudomorphs of white, blocky leonite after picromerite crystals on colorless to pale brownish halite.

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

Picromerite

Formula: 
K2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.CC.60
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Halite

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

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