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Leonite On Halite

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Leonite On Halite

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Description
Locality: 
Sigmundshall Mine, Bokeloh, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 9 × 5.8 cm
Weight: 
501.00gr
Description

Fantastic specimen with lots of lath-shaped, white leonite crystals on colorless halite cubes - most with nice phantoms. A bit of 'corrosion' on the leonite, but still an exceptional specimen .

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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