This was collected Sunday at the Searles Lake Gem O Rama field trip. Halite is normally clear or white - the pink color comes from halophilic archaebacteria that live in the brine pools
Monday, October 12, 2009
Pink Halite
This was collected Sunday at the Searles Lake Gem O Rama field trip. Halite is normally clear or white - the pink color comes from halophilic archaebacteria that live in the brine pools
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