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Northupite

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Northupite

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Description
Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

Classic matrixless light brown octahedral crystal of Northupite, with moderate lustre. Some minor chipping is present in two corners but edges, that reach 9 mm in size, are well defined. A nice representative specimen from Searles Lake, the type locality for this carbonate. Acquired in 1977, it is an Ex. Gerard Vogel (NL) specimen.

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Northupite

Formula: 
Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Strunz: 
5.BF.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

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