HYDROMAGNESITE
Specimen hym-1
$ 30.00Dims: 2.4 x 1.2 x 0.9" (6.1 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm)
Wt: 0.7 oz. (20 g)
San Benito County, California, U.S.A.
Dozens of tiny Hydromagnesite nodules rest on the gray/white base of this hand specimen. These nodules do not tend to exceed 1 mm in diameter and are generally in excellent condition. They are too small for me to see any definite crystals with my loupe, and do not appear to be fibrous in habit. All have a dull, waxy luster and are translucent. Many rest on much larger artinite orbs, which in turn rest on the green-gray base rock.