Halite, Sylvite, Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Dist., Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA
Size: 3.1x3.0x2.8 cm
Species: Halite, Sylvite
Locality: Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Dist., Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA
Description: These blue halite specimens were collected by Phil Simmons and others between 2007 and 2012 at the Kerr McGee Mine in New Mexico and is the best find of blue halite in the US and perhaps internationally as well. This particular specimen consists of a sharp bright blue halite crystal sitting on a bed of sylvinite. The main crystal is in good condition. A translucent crystal of colorless sylvite penetrates in the halite crystal adding further complexity to the specimen.
ID: 26163
Size: 3.1x3.0x2.8 cm
Species: Halite, Sylvite
Locality: Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Dist., Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA
Description: These blue halite specimens were collected by Phil Simmons and others between 2007 and 2012 at the Kerr McGee Mine in New Mexico and is the best find of blue halite in the US and perhaps internationally as well. This particular specimen consists of a sharp bright blue halite crystal sitting on a bed of sylvinite. The main crystal is in good condition. A translucent crystal of colorless sylvite penetrates in the halite crystal adding further complexity to the specimen.
ID: 26163
Size: 3.1x3.0x2.8 cm
Species: Halite, Sylvite
Locality: Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Dist., Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA
Description: These blue halite specimens were collected by Phil Simmons and others between 2007 and 2012 at the Kerr McGee Mine in New Mexico and is the best find of blue halite in the US and perhaps internationally as well. This particular specimen consists of a sharp bright blue halite crystal sitting on a bed of sylvinite. The main crystal is in good condition. A translucent crystal of colorless sylvite penetrates in the halite crystal adding further complexity to the specimen.
ID: 26163
