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Colemanite from Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo County, California (Type Locality for Colemanite)

 
Colemanite from Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo County, California (Type Locality for Colemanite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Colemanite from Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo County, California (Type Locality for Colemanite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 34098
Mineral:Colemanite
Locality:Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo County, California (Type Locality for Colemanite)
Description:Lustrous crystals of colorless colemanite crystals silky surface luster. The colemanite crystals are almost all in parallel orientation resulting in simultaneous reflections off the crystal faces.
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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