joshuajbelanger Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 It's good to work for a mining company! When coworkers from Carlsbad, New Mexico found out I was becoming a geologist/paleontologist, they sent me a little gift. Rare, American blue Halite! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 That's really cool Joshua! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Don't mess up and accidentally put it in the salt grinder! Nice acquisition! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Carlsbad? I have a buddy (former mining coworker) who worked or works out there in a phosphate mine. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Very cool! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 To really bring out the stunning blues, you need to soak it in warm water overnight. Nooooo!!! We get pink Halite from Searles Lake, although the organisms that make it pink tend to stink like rotting shrimp for quite awhile after you take it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Oooo, this is interesting. This is actually my very first time seeing a blue variation of halite (I know that there are plenty of variations but the only ones ive ever seen with my eyes were whites and pink. Maybe I actually should go google the rest of the variations. Just dont drop it in water, okay? If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I didn't know it came in colors other than white! You should coat that with something so it doesn't break down and fall apart, or cause damage to whatever you put it in. (If you are ever in Kansas you can go down 650 feet and get some white halite. http://underkansas.org/explore-strataca/about-strataca/ I've been down, but with all the recent earthquakes in Kansas I think I'll stay up top and take my chances with tornadoes!!) Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Lol...I have it soaking in warm water right now! i am actually worried about the humidity in Florida. Guess we shall see. Apparently they destroy tons of this stuff in the mines O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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