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Veatchite

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Veatchite

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Description
Locality: 
Billie Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek, Inyo County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

An extremely rich specimen of this rare species. A satin, snow white coating of veatchite, an uncommon strontium-rich borate, covers crystals of lustrous and translucent, colorless colemanite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Veatchite

Formula: 
Sr2B11O16(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
6.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Lang Mine (Sterling Mine; Sterling Borax Mine; Tick Canyon Borax Mine), Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
Earthstones Australia

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