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Carnallite

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Carnallite

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Leopoldshall, Stassfurt, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Thumbnail specimen of the rare potassium magnesium chloride from a classic locality. Old material acquired by John H. Eicher in the 1940s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carnallite

Formula: 
KMgCl3·6H2O
Strunz: 
3.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Stassfurt, Stassfurt Potash deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
David J. Eicher

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