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Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

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Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

Crystals approx. 2 cm.
 © T. Kennedy 2002Photo ID: 2467    View Count: 1062

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine), Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

Single crystal of Blodite
Sample size: 5 X 4 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 121506    View Count: 110

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

4.8 x 4 x 1.5 cm. A very strange hydrated sulfate that produces beautiful, large, floater crystals like you see here. This is a very more gemmy crystal, as most were seemingly found in the 1960s and 1970s here. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 112593    View Count: 106

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

2.0 cm crystal.
S402-055 #1616#
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 151469    View Count: 95

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

7.0 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm. Blödite is a RARE hydrated sulfate found in oceanic and lacustrine salt deposits and in nitrate deposits in arid regions. This is an OUTSTANDING and LARGE example of the rare species. This pristine, doubly terminated, dark gray, FLOATER crystal is lustrous, transparent to translucent and has very sharp faces and edges. The ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 162510    View Count: 78

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

2.8 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm. A sharp crystal of this rare sodium-magnesium sulfate. Ex. Carlton Davis Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 179847    View Count: 61

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

2.9 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm. Blodite is a rare hydrated sulfate found in oceanic and lacustrine salt deposits and in nitrate deposits in arid regions. This is a superb toenail example of the rare species. This pristine, doubly terminated, dark gray, floater crystal is lustrous, transparent to translucent and has very sharp faces and edges. The chisel-like ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 188275    View Count: 53

Blödite : Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

11.0 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm. Blodite is a rare hydrated sulfate found in oceanic and lacustrine salt deposits and in nitrate deposits in arid regions. This is an outstanding, large, cabinet-sized example of the rare species. This pristine, doubly terminated, dark gray, floater crystal is lustrous, transparent to translucent and has very sharp faces and ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 213078    View Count: 38

Halite : NaCl

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

Large plate of pink halite crystals on colorless to pale yellow matrix of bloedite(?) or thenardite(?). Large dramatic specimen with attractive pink color. From my personal collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 40x23x8cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-15 mm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 4568    View Count: 486

Halite : NaCl

Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA

A 5x7 inch plate of hopper shaped halite crystals from Soda Lake in the Charles Creekmur collection.
 © Charles CreekmurPhoto ID: 18178    View Count: 304
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