A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Carnallite from Estherhazy, Saskatchewan |
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| Description | Carnallite from Estherhazy, Saskatchewan, ranges in colors from clear-translucent to yellow to red-brown. Carnallite is a hydrated potassium magnesium chloride, KMgCl3•6H2O, that forms in marine evaporite salt beds. The largest piece shown is 2 cm in longest dimension. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Saskatchewan. Near Esterhazy. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-21. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #336. |
| Key words | carnallite, Saskatchewan |
| Tech details | 353 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 208 |
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