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Halite

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Large, transparent cubic crystals of halite in a beautiful dark bluish-purple with colorless, transparent crystals of sylvite (6.6 cm max). It might be the natural radioactivity of the potassium in the sylvite which, over millions of years, created colored centers in the neighboring halite, thus giving it this rare color.

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Species
HaliteAbout Halite →
Added on11/10/2024
Locality
USA, New Mexico, National Potash Co. Mine

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Mineral guide
Learn about Halite
sharp cubic crystals with hopper forms, from colorless ice to pinks and purples; prized for look, color variety, and brine-lake localities.
Regional guide
Halite from National Potash Co. Mine
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