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Both contact and penetration twins, often as reticulated groups, and flattened {010}.","Crystals prismatic [001] with {110} and {010} dominant. Normally terminated by {101} and minor {111}; also by {111} and \u003Cmi>{1_01}\u003C\u002Fmi> in equal development. Porous masses, friable crystal aggregates.",2.5,"2.21","2.238","2.16","Vitreous, Resinous","Vitreous,Resinous","resinous on cleavages.","Transparent","White","Colourless, white, greyish; colourless in transmitted light.",[55,56,57],"colorless","white","gray",[56],"On {101} perfect; on {111} good; on {100} distinct.","Perfect","Conchoidal","Biaxial","-","1.375",2,"1.498","1.503","1.583","74","75",1.375,1.583,"r \u003C v weak","Non-pleochroic","colorless in thin section","Surface relief is stated here as \"low\". However, like many carbonates, the actual surface is variable, in this case changing with stage rotation from low positive (γ vibration direction) to very high negative (α vibration direction).","Readily soluble in water and glycerine.","In a lava tunnel.","Precipitate from hot springs; as efflorescences around saline lakes and in brines; formed at a late stage in differentiated alkalic massifs; as tiny daughter crystals in fluid inclusions in a variety of hydrothermally formed mineral species.\r\n","National School of Mines, Paris, France, 17912.","In allusion to the composition, containing sodium (NA), hydrogen (H), and carbonate (CO) + -lite.","2025-08-11 12:14:22",[],[],[86,94,104,111,119,124,132,141],{"id":87,"name":88,"entrytype":9,"csystem":32,"ima_formula":89,"mindat_formula":90,"hmin":65,"hmax":44,"dmeas":91,"dcalc":92,"primary_image_id":93},722,"Borax","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>B\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>5\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub> · 8H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(B\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>5\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>·8H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","1.715","1.7",3632,{"id":95,"name":96,"entrytype":9,"csystem":97,"ima_formula":98,"mindat_formula":99,"hmin":100,"hmax":100,"dmeas":101,"dcalc":102,"primary_image_id":103},805,"Burkeite","Orthorhombic","Na\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","Na\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",3.5,"2.57","2.61",4164,{"id":105,"name":106,"entrytype":9,"csystem":32,"ima_formula":107,"mindat_formula":108,"hmin":44,"hmax":44,"dmeas":109,"dcalc":109,"primary_image_id":110},1662,"Gaylussite","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Ca(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 5H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Ca(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·5H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","1.991",9700,{"id":112,"name":113,"entrytype":9,"csystem":114,"ima_formula":115,"mindat_formula":115,"hmin":44,"hmax":44,"dmeas":116,"dcalc":117,"primary_image_id":118},1804,"Halite","Isometric","NaCl","2.168","2.165",29829,{"id":120,"name":121,"entrytype":9,"csystem":114,"ima_formula":122,"mindat_formula":122,"hmin":100,"hmax":39,"dmeas":34,"dcalc":34,"primary_image_id":123},2935,"Northupite","Na\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Mg(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Cl",17887,{"id":125,"name":126,"entrytype":9,"csystem":97,"ima_formula":127,"mindat_formula":128,"hmin":44,"hmax":40,"dmeas":129,"dcalc":130,"primary_image_id":131},3935,"Thénardite","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","2.664","2.674",30823,{"id":133,"name":134,"entrytype":9,"csystem":97,"ima_formula":135,"mindat_formula":136,"hmin":137,"hmax":138,"dmeas":139,"dcalc":140,"primary_image_id":11},3938,"Thermonatrite","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>) · H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Na\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>·H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",1,1.5,"2.255","2.259",{"id":142,"name":143,"entrytype":9,"csystem":32,"ima_formula":144,"mindat_formula":145,"hmin":44,"hmax":40,"dmeas":146,"dcalc":147,"primary_image_id":148},4031,"Trona","Na\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(HCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>) · 2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Na\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>H(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","2.11","2.124",83689,[],[151],{"id":152,"txt":153,"latitude":11,"longitude":11,"country":154},145740,"Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy","Italy",67,[157,160,164,168,172,176,181,185,189,194,198,202,206,210,214,218,222,226,231,236,240],{"id":158,"year":11,"html":159,"doi":11},17836246,"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSodium_bicarbonate",{"id":161,"year":162,"html":163,"doi":11},16118087,1845,"Playfair, L., Joule, J.P. (1845) On atomic volume and specific gravity. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Chemical Society: 2: 401-481.",{"id":165,"year":166,"html":167,"doi":11},16118088,1855,"Schabus, J. (1855) Bestimmung Der Krystallgestalten in Chemischen Laboratorien Erzeugter Producte. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien: 294 pgs (97).",{"id":169,"year":170,"html":171,"doi":11},16118089,1866,"Stolba, F. (1866) Ueber die Anwendung gesättigter wässriger Lösungen zur Bestimmung der Dichte der ihnen entsprechenden loslichen Korper (On the use of saturated aqueous solutions to determine the density of the soluble bodies corresponding to them.). Journal für praktische Chemie, Leipzig: 97: 503-510.",{"id":173,"year":174,"html":175,"doi":11},16118090,1878,"Schröder (1878) Ber.: 11: 2018.",{"id":177,"year":178,"html":179,"doi":180},1798567,1889,"(1889) Manufacture of Sodium Bicarbonate. \u003Ci>Scientific American\u003C\u002Fi>,  27 (694) 11088 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1038\u002Fscientificamerican04201889-11088csupp'>doi:10.1038\u002Fscientificamerican04201889-11088csupp\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1038\u002Fscientificamerican04201889-11088csupp",{"id":182,"year":183,"html":184,"doi":11},16118091,1897,"Matteucci R V (1897) Sul bicarbonato sodico prodottosi sulle lave dell'eruzione vesuviana principiata il 3 luglio 1895. Rendiconto dell'Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche (sezione della Societa reale di Napoli) 3, 223-232",{"id":186,"year":187,"html":188,"doi":11},17557086,1908,"Groth, P. (1908) \u003Ci>Chemische Krystallographie\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 2. Wilhem Engelmann. \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Farchive.org\u002Fdownload\u002Fchemischekrystal02grotuoft\u002Fchemischekrystal02grotuoft.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":190,"year":191,"html":192,"doi":193},647767,1921,"Larsen, Esper S. (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals. \u003Ci>Bulletin\u003C\u002Fi> 679. US Geological Survey \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3133\u002Fb679'>doi:10.3133\u002Fb679\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.usgs.gov\u002Fbul\u002F0679\u002Freport.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3133\u002Fb679",{"id":195,"year":196,"html":197,"doi":11},16117391,1929,"Schairer, J.F. (1929) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 14: 387-388.",{"id":199,"year":196,"html":200,"doi":201},7067,"Bannister, F. A. (1929) The so-called ‘thermokalite’ and the existence of sodium bicarbonate as a mineral. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society\u003C\u002Fi>,  22 (124) 53-64 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1929.022.124.04'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1929.022.124.04\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_22\u002F22-124-53.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1929.022.124.04",{"id":203,"year":204,"html":205,"doi":11},16118096,1931,"Merwin in: Winchell (1931): 198.",{"id":207,"year":208,"html":209,"doi":11},16118097,1933,"Zachariasen (1933) Journal of  Chemical Physics, Lancaster, PA: 1: 634.",{"id":211,"year":212,"html":213,"doi":11},16118098,1938,"Foshag, William Frederick (1938), Sodium bicarbonate from Searles Lake, California …(abstract): American Mineralogist: 23: 169.",{"id":215,"year":216,"html":217,"doi":11},521080,1940,"Foshag, William F. (1940) Sodium bicarbonate (nahcolite) from Searles Lake, California. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  25 (12) 769-778 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM25\u002FAM25_769.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":219,"year":220,"html":221,"doi":11},521658,1947,"Ertl, Tell (1947) Sodium bicarbonate (nahcolite) from Colorado oil shale. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  32 (3-4) 117-120 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM32\u002FAM32_117.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":223,"year":224,"html":225,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":227,"year":228,"html":229,"doi":230},613633,1962,"Sass, R. L., Scheuerman, R. F. (1962) The crystal structure of sodium bicarbonate. \u003Ci>Acta Crystallographica\u003C\u002Fi>,  15 (1) 77-81 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1107\u002Fs0365110x62000158'>doi:10.1107\u002Fs0365110x62000158\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1107\u002Fs0365110x62000158",{"id":232,"year":233,"html":234,"doi":235},6733,1974,"Rankin, A. H., Le Bas, M. J. (1974) Nahcolite (NaHCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>) in inclusions in apatites from some E. African ijolites and carbonatites. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  39 (305) 564-570 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1974.039.305.09'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1974.039.305.09\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_39\u002F39-305-564.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1974.039.305.09",{"id":237,"year":238,"html":239,"doi":11},16966191,2005,"(2005) Nahcolite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fnahcolite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":241,"year":242,"html":243,"doi":244},65435,2017,"Hulsbosch, Niels, Thomas, Rainer, Boiron, Marie-Christine, Dewaele, Stijn, Muchez, Philippe (2017) Direct Observation of Boro-Aluminosilicate Melt Compositions: Insights From Raman Spectroscopy of Melt Inclusions In Pegmatitic Tourmaline of the Gatumba-Gitarama Area (Rwanda) \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  55 (3) 377-397 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3749\u002Fcanmin.1600093'>doi:10.3749\u002Fcanmin.1600093\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3749\u002Fcanmin.1600093",[246,256,262,270,278,285,292,299,306,313,321,328,335,342,350,357,364,370],{"id":247,"source_url":248,"license_code":249,"credit_html":250,"title":251,"description":252,"author":253,"original_width":254,"original_height":255},16985,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10030081","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10030081\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nahcolite-20211.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3424.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An exceptional large cabinet specimen with crystals to 2 cm! Old material not readily obtainable, even in local collections...In fact, I can honestly say that I haven't even SEEN one for sale in the 8 years I have lived in Southern California. These were collected several decades ago. 12 x 10 x 4.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",400,300,{"id":257,"source_url":258,"license_code":249,"credit_html":259,"title":260,"description":261,"author":253,"original_width":255,"original_height":254},16986,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10030085","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10030085\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nahcolite-20212.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3424.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An exceptional large specimen with crystals to 2 cm! Old material not readily obtainable, even in local collections...In fact, I can honestly say that I haven't even SEEN one for sale in the 8 years I have lived in Southern California. These were collected several decades ago. 9.5 x 8 x 4 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":263,"source_url":264,"license_code":249,"credit_html":265,"title":266,"description":267,"author":253,"original_width":268,"original_height":269},16987,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10030086","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10030086\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nahcolite-20213.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3424.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A good specimen with more isolated crystals , to 1.6 cm! Old material not readily obtainable, even in local collections...In fact, I can honestly say that I haven't even SEEN one for sale in the 8 years I have lived in Southern California. These were collected several decades ago. 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",375,281,{"id":271,"source_url":272,"license_code":249,"credit_html":273,"title":274,"description":275,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":277},16988,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10131949","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10131949\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-44334.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix coveed with minute Nahcolite (which is sodium bicarbonate; isn\u003C\u002Fi>t that what you take for an upset stomach? Okay, so after you get sick licking the halite you can lick the matrix to get better!). Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. 8.3 x 6.2 x 4.5cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,352,{"id":279,"source_url":280,"license_code":249,"credit_html":281,"title":282,"description":283,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":284},16989,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132549","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132549\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-47280.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don'\u003Cb>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite (which is sodium bicarbonate; isn'\u003C\u002Fb>t that what you take for an upset stomach? Okay, so after you get sick licking the halite you can lick the matrix to get better!). Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find . Note: sensitive to humidity. 8.5 x 6.0 x 5.9cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",522,{"id":286,"source_url":287,"license_code":249,"credit_html":288,"title":289,"description":290,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":291},16990,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133919","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133919\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-49343.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9.3 x 7.0 x 4.9cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",466,{"id":293,"source_url":294,"license_code":249,"credit_html":295,"title":296,"description":297,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":298},69042,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132676","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132676\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-47495.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9.0 x 6.4 x 3.5cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",458,{"id":300,"source_url":301,"license_code":249,"credit_html":302,"title":303,"description":304,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":305},69043,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132898","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132898\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-47658.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don'\u003Cb>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9.1 x 6.2 x 4.1cm\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",389,{"id":307,"source_url":308,"license_code":249,"credit_html":309,"title":310,"description":311,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":312},69044,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133770","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133770\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-49219.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 11.6 x 9.8 x 5.6cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",446,{"id":314,"source_url":315,"license_code":249,"credit_html":316,"title":317,"description":318,"author":253,"original_width":319,"original_height":320},69045,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134487","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134487\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-51411.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don't lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite. Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show last year in California (not Tucson ‘06 – this is from 2005). NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 8.5 x 7 x 4.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",520,506,{"id":322,"source_url":323,"license_code":249,"credit_html":324,"title":325,"description":326,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":327},69046,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134724","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10134724\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-52581.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 13.5 x 11.5 x 4.8cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",489,{"id":329,"source_url":330,"license_code":249,"credit_html":331,"title":332,"description":333,"author":253,"original_width":334,"original_height":276},69047,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135839","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135839\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-60710.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This batch of halite specimens was mined in California. 13.0 x 11.4 x 5.6cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",576,{"id":336,"source_url":337,"license_code":249,"credit_html":338,"title":339,"description":340,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":341},69048,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136221","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136221\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-62350.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don\u003Ci>t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined recently in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful pink color! But more than that, they have a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite . Bottom line: it is just a plain really pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to a show this year in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 10.3 x 7.6 x 4.6 cm\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",405,{"id":343,"source_url":344,"license_code":249,"credit_html":345,"title":346,"description":347,"author":253,"original_width":348,"original_height":349},69049,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137952","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137952\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-75470.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don't lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined last year in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite. Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find; I bought ALL OF THEM THAT WERE AVAILABLE from the one contact who brought them to the show in California. NOTE that they are sensitive to humidity. 9 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",566,800,{"id":351,"source_url":352,"license_code":249,"credit_html":353,"title":354,"description":355,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":356},69050,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140381","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140381\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-121002.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 9.1 x 7.4 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don’t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined last year in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",456,{"id":358,"source_url":359,"license_code":249,"credit_html":360,"title":361,"description":362,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":363},69051,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141646","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141646\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-132156.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.8 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Okay, halite is salt, but for one thing, it is just as legitimate a mineral as any other, even if you CAN eat it (not this though - it contains bacteria so don’t lick it!). This batch of gorgeous halite specimens was mined last year in California, and they are REALLY distinctive. Look at the amazingly fine structure of the crystals (to 2.3 cm) and beautiful bright pink color! But more than that, they have this wonderful contrast with a uniquely new matrix covered with minute nahcolite. Bottom line: it is just a plain stunningly pretty mineral specimen from a recent find.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",379,{"id":365,"source_url":366,"license_code":249,"credit_html":367,"title":368,"description":362,"author":253,"original_width":254,"original_height":369},69052,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141647","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141647\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-132157.jpg",326,{"id":371,"source_url":372,"license_code":249,"credit_html":373,"title":374,"description":375,"author":253,"original_width":276,"original_height":376},69053,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152963","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152963\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Halite-Nahcolite-180710.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Halite\">Halite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNahcolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nahcolite\">Nahcolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSearles_Lake\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Searles Lake\">Searles Lake\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Bernardino_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Bernardino County, California\">San Bernardino County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3551.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.5 x 6.1 x 5.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This specimen is from a find of pretty pink halite in these wonderful sharp skeletal crystals - on a matrix of nahcolite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",551,[378,384],{"id":379,"url":380,"label":381,"formula":382,"spacegroup":383,"year":228},9712,"\u002Fcif\u002F9712.cif","Sass 1962","Na C O3 H","P 1 21\u002Fc 1",{"id":385,"url":386,"label":387,"formula":382,"spacegroup":388,"year":208},9713,"\u002Fcif\u002F9713.cif","Zachariasen 1933","P 1 21\u002Fn 1",[390,391,392,393],"Nahcoliet","Nahcolit","Sodium Bicarbonate","Thermokalite",[395,399,403,407,411,414,418,421,424,428,432],{"lang":396,"names":397},"ar",[398],"ناهكوليت",{"lang":400,"names":401},"ca",[402],"nahcolita",{"lang":404,"names":405},"de",[406],"Nahcolith",{"lang":408,"names":409},"es",[410],"Nahcolita",{"lang":412,"names":413},"eu",[410],{"lang":415,"names":416},"fa",[417],"ناهکولیت",{"lang":419,"names":420},"fr",[7],{"lang":422,"names":423},"it",[7],{"lang":425,"names":426},"ru",[427],"Нахколит",{"lang":429,"names":430},"uk",[431],"Нагколіт",{"lang":433,"names":434},"zh",[435,436],"蘇打石","重碳钠盐","Q1063298",{"history":11,"applications":11}]