VERY LARGE MUSEUM MINERAL SPECIMEN OF " THINOLITE " FROM WASHOE CO. , NEVADA
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THIS IS A VERY LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF CALCITE var. THINOLITE PSEUDOMORPH AFTER IKAITE. THE SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY 13 X 14 X 16 cm. IT WEIGHS ABOUT 5 LBS. THE SPECIMEN IS FROM A POINT ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF NIXON, WASHOE CO., NEVADA. THE THINOLITE FORMER IN A SPRING DEPOSIT NEAR THE SHORE OF PLEISTOCENE LAKE LAHONTAN WHICH COVERED MUCH OF THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN. IKAITE IS A RARE MINERAL THAT DOESN'T EXIST AT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, BUT REVERTS TO TH...E "THINOLITE" VARIETY OF CALCITE AS IT LOSES WATER. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE MINERAL AND SUITABLE FOR A MUSEUM DISPLAY. THERE IS NO DAMAGE ON THE SPECIMEN. IT WAS RECOVERED FROM BETWEEN LAYERS OF TUFA IN THE SPRING DEPOSIT. THE SPECIMEN DISPLAYS WELL AND WAS COLLECTED IN 1984. SEE PICTURES. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
