Halite, the salty one
Contributed by: Axel Emmermann
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Date: Jan 24th, 2025
Locality: Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany (See on Mindat)
Description:
This specimen died in July 2013. We were staying at Kitty and Bill Heacox home in Hilo, Hawaii. I took a selection of fluorescent stuff as doorprize (the least I could do since they let us stay in their guestroom for 17 days and lent us their car). I gave Kitty the specimens and we laid them out on the table before going to bed. Next day, the halite had melted into a salty puddle due to the extremely humid climate... Well, it was nice while it lasted.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Halite
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Orange