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Arcanite

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Arcanite

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Description
Locality: 
Carlsbad Caverns, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Outstanding sharp single crystal of the rare mineral arcanite. It is a mineral of simple composition, since it is a K2SO4. It shows a dipyramidal form. Arcanite is rarely seen in the mineral market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arcanite

Formula: 
K2SO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Santa Ana Mine, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco Canyon [town], Santa Ana Mts, Orange Co., California, USA