Trona pseudomorphs after Halite on Trona (rare) (recent find)

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Trona is an uncommon evaporative carbonate species (the name is actually a Swedish term, but was derived from the Arabic world "natrum" meaning native salt). Some of the best known examples ever found are those from Owens Lake in California, where Halite is not terribly common. This piece is from a new find, collected by a good friend of ours that we picked up in Tucson last month. I can honestly say that I've never see anything quite like it before. I'm sure most of you have seen Halite crystals on Trona before, but this is an incredibly rare pseudomorph where the skeletal cubic Halite crystals have been pseudomorphed by Trona as well! So this is essentially a specimen of Trona ON Trona, but in the form of a pseudomorph. It's a great quality display specimen featuring these beautiful soft golden colored pseudomorphs, the largest measuring 2.1 cm on edge scattered all over the underlying matrix. No major damage so attractive up close! PLEASE NOTE: Trona is soluble in water, so do not expose it to moisture, and if you live in a humid environment, try to keep this closed off from moisture in a sealed bag/box.