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Halite
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| Mineral: | Halite: NaCl | ||||
| Comments: | Hoppered pink halite crystals from the evaporation ponds. The pink color is due to the organism Halo bacterium that lives in the concentrated brine. | ||||
| Location: | Searles Lake, Trona, San Bernadino County, California, USA. | ||||
| Scale: | Crystal size 2 cm. | ||||
| Copyright: | © John Veevaert | ||||
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