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Here is a specimen labeled colemanite from Inyo County, CA. Probably from Sigma Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek District, Death Valley. I wonder what could be other minerals associated to it? Some pseudo,...

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I would check it with a drop of acid to make sure it is not calcite, though it probably is not. the small drusy crystals may just be small colemanites if the big ones are too.

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Thank you Rock. You are #1 expert in colemanite. It does not fizz.I was hoping you'll see some meyerhofferite and black dots of todorokite :-)Cheers,Dan

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It doesn't look like any meyerhofferite I have ever seen either primary or secondary. You could flake off a few micro crystals and have them x-rayed to know for sure what they are. Or you might even...

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