7hemwl ((HANKSITE)), Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, 8 x 8 x 7 cm, Cabinet | |
Hanksite is an unusual mineral as it contains both carbonate and sulfate ion groups. This is a fine example of a cluster of intergrowth crystals forming a ball like shape. Hanksite is a evaporate mineral and is WATER SOLUBLE. These large grayish crystals come out of a clay like black brine mud under the salt crust. |