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礦物之美(鈣芒硝∼Glauberite)

GLAUBERITE Na2Ca(SO4)2 (monoclinic).Steeply bipyramidal crystals.Searles Lake, California/USA.鈣芒硝晶體常呈板狀,雙角錐狀.無色,灰色或淺黃色.透明,半透明.玻璃或珍珠光澤.硬度 2.5∼3.形成於蒸發岩礦床.因溶於水常作為他種礦物的假像∼CAST for calcite, quartz, gypsum and opal.

礦名來源:Named after Glauber's Salt, of alchemist origin.

經典名礦欣賞

NO.641