44329: Trona replacing Halite - $24 Owens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California Small cabinet - 7.0 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm 134 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order Greenish trona with a somewhat greasy
luster, in larger crystals perched on the flat base and a
cap of smaller trona crystals. In places a few square or
rectangular structures are seen; these are trona replacing
an earlier generation of halite (a pseudomorph). Many (if
not all) of the specimens from this find were labeled as
'trona replacing halite' but most were trona with
nonreplaced halite; only a few were obvious pseudomorphs.
Displays well on its naturally flat base. Trona readily
absorbs water from the air and disintegrates so this
specimen must be kept dry. Previous dealer label with a
$50 price tag.
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