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Colemanite

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

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Description
Locality: 
Inyo County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.1 × 4.4 cm
Description

Block of yellowish-white colemanite with one side covered in numerous microcrystals and another featuring a shallow vug of richly crystallized botryoids. An old-time specimen acquired by John H. Eicher in 1941–1942. This is a larger piece; final postage will be calculated on shipping.

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What's on the rock

Colemanite

Formula: 
Ca[B3O4(OH)3]·H2O
Strunz: 
6.CB.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan area), Inyo Co., California, USA
David J. Eicher

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