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Halite Crystals, Owens Dry Lake, Inyo County, California [197781]

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Halite Crystals, Owens Dry Lake, Inyo County, California [197781]
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Lot of 2 very nice display specimens. Larger is 5 x 3 x 2". Smaller is 3.5 x 3 x 2" The lake is a large salt flat whose surface is made of a mixture of clay, sand, and a variety of minerals including halite, burkeite, mirabilite, thenardite, and trona. In wet years, these minerals form a chemical soup in the form of a small brine pond within the dry lake. When conditions are right, bright pink halophilic (salt-loving) archaea spread across the salty lake bed.
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State: California
City: Inyo County
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