Description
Etched Hanksite Cluster, Fluorescent & Phosphorescent
Size: 58 x 28 x 26 mm. 70 grams.
Fluorescent with 365nm long wave ultraviolet light.
From Searles Lake, California
Hanksite is a rare evaporite mineral composed primarily of potassium, sodium, sulfate, and carbonate, typically forming in the highly alkaline brines of evaporite deposits. It is especially known from Searles Lake, California, where it occurs as well-formed crystals ranging from colorless to white, gray, or pale yellow. Hanksite crystals commonly display a distinctive hexagonal to pseudohexagonal habit with glassy to resinous luster, making them fascinating specimens.
PLEASE NOTE!!! You MUST keep this dry in a sealed container, or you can lightly coat with mineral oil.