Halite

  
Halite on nahcolite
  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Halite on nahcolite
Origin: Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 15.6 x 9.3 x 6.0 cm (top), 55.0 x 26.0 x 26.0 cm (2nd/3rd row), 10.3 x 7.6 x 4.6 cm (4th row), 8.4 x 7.9 x 4.7 cm (5th row), 9 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm (6th/7th row), 9.4 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm (8th/bottom row)
 
  
Origin: Wieliczka Mine, Wieliczka, Malopolskie, Poland (a famous salt mine worked from the 13th century, now a UNESCO World Heritage site !)
Ex. Pete Bancroft collection
Sample size: 16.1 x 10.1 x 9.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.1 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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