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Halite & Selenite

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Halite & Selenite

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Description
Locality: 
Hallein - Bad Dürrnberg Salt Mine, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.6 × 1.7 cm
Description

A complete, sharp cube with lustrous faces - with a small cube as phantom inside of it and also with minor thin selenite crystals, which are also inside of the halite. A very attractive piece from this defunct, historic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Halite

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

Selenite

Variety Of: 

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Hardness: 
0.0