44330: Halite and Trona - $30 Owens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California Cabinet - 14.2 x 8.2 x 5.8 cm 368 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order Pink, obviously hoppered halite
resting on a crust of small brown trona crystals.
Identified on a previous dealer's label as a trona
pseudomorph after halite; looks to me like a partial
replacement (if any replacement at all). Same previous
dealer labels has a $80 price tag. Halite has a reputation
of falling apart in humid environments. However pure
halite (which this is not) is quite stable (both to
disintegration and color change) in a dray environment. It
is the trona (frequently associated with halite from this
locality) which is the culprit, so this specimen should be
kept in a dry environment.
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