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Halite & Gypsum

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Halite & Gypsum

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Description
Locality: 
Bleicherode, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6.7 × 6 cm
Description

A bizarre specimen of orange translucent gypsum grown on halite!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Halite

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

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.