$34.99
Collectors value tincalconite specimens for their rarity and their frequent occurrence as pseudomorphs after borax. This piece has some hanksite crystals in it.
An interesting specimen to add to any mineral collection.
It is a very delicate mineral and should be handled with care. To minimize exposure to fluctuations in humidity it is best to store this specimen in a plastic display box or a zip lock plastic bag.
An evaporate from the Searles Lake in California. As the water within the lake evaporates, remaining deposits crystallize into the mineral, Hanksite.
Size: 2″ X 2.5″
Locality: Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Tincalconite Pseudomorph after Borax Mineral Specimen
The name “tincalconite,” pronounced TIN-kahl-con-ite, stems from the Sanskrit word tincal, meaning “borax,” and the Greek word konis, or “powder,” the latter alluding to the mineral’s frequently powdery form. Alternative names have included “mohavite,” “dehydrated borax,” “three-hydration borax,” and “pseudoborax.” In European mineralogical literature, tincalconite appears as tincalconit and tincalconita.
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