Specifications
Beschreibung
Locality: Searles Lake, Trona, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Description: This pink halite comes from Searles Lake near Trona in California's Mojave Desert. Searles Lake is a dry lake bed holding thick layers of salts left behind as ancient lakes evaporated, with halite and trona among the most abundant minerals.
The lake is named for John and Dennis Searles. Borax was recognised there in 1873, and they began producing it the following year. The lake's salts and brines have been worked for industrial minerals ever since.
The pink colour does not come from iron. Studies of Searles Lake halite found it is rich in carotenoid pigments, made by salt-loving microorganisms that are trapped in and on the crystals as they grow. The same kind of microbes turn salt lakes and evaporation ponds pink and red around the world.
These pieces are natural rock salt crystals in pink tones. Halite dissolves in water, so keep them dry.
In crystal traditions, pink halite is associated with self-love and calming the emotions.
Chemical Composition: NaCl
Chakra: Heart
Small
Approximate Size for 1 piece: 4.5cm x 6cm x 3cm
Approximate Weight for 1 piece: 40g
Large
Approximate Size for 1 piece: 5cm x 8cm x 4.5cm
Approximate Weight for 1 piece: 90g
Quantity: 1pc
We do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the "staff pick option", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.