A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Sylvite from Esterhazy, Saskatchewan |
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| Description | Sylvite, KCl, is a mineral very similar to halite, NaCl. It is sometimes used as a substitute for regular commercial salt. This sample is 6 cm across. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Saskatchewan. Near Esterhazy. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #328. |
| Key words | sylvite, Saskatchewan |
| Tech details | 411 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 185 |
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