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Hanksite & Borax

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Hanksite & Borax

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Description
Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 8 cm
Description

Nice hanksite crystal with white borax, stabilized with mineral oil
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hanksite

Formula: 
Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Strunz: 
7.BD.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Borax

Formula: 
Na2(B4O5)(OH)4·8H2O
Strunz: 
6.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India