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Aphthitalite & Halite

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Aphthitalite & Halite

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Description
Locality: 
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Nice aphthitalite with halite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aphthitalite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Strunz: 
7.AC.35
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Halite

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