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Halite

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Description
Locality: 
Hallein - Bad Dürrnberg Salt Mine, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm
Description

A singel crystal even developed as floater, lustrous faces, water-clear! A nice detail is located in the lower corner to the left hand side - minor reddish polyhalite is inter-grown! Should be high ranked for this rare, historic locality. Viamineralia had the luck to acquire a part of an old collection - usually this material is very hard to obtain, nothing is on the common market and no new material came since decades.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Halite

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