Picromerite, Halite
Heringen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
7.0 x 5.3 x 4.4 cm
These are textbook, sharp, blocky, monoclinic crystals of chalk-white picromerite associated with unusually golden orange colored cubic halite. The largest picromerite measures 2.0 cm across. One does not encounter such well-crystallized picromerite from any locality, especially in fine display pieces like this. Ex. Wouter ...
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