A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hanksite |
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| Description | Hanksite is one of the few minerals that belong to both the carbonate and sulfate classes. It has formula Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl. Hanksite is an evaporite mineral and often forms large geometrical crystals. Associated minerals typically include halite, trona, borax and tincalconite. This crystal is 6 cm long. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #806. |
| Key words | hanksite |
| Tech details | 1.09 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 599 |
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