Niter

Crystalline aggregate of niter, label indicates locality is the poorly specified "Buffalo River Valley". There are many caves in this region that could have been the source for this sample; these were worked at least up to 1863 (The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture).
1 cm sample. S402-153
Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.

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