This crystal is very similar to diamonds - the same transparent and shiny.
Weight - 297 gram.
Halite crystal with dark particles inside.
This is crystal from the mine in Bakhmut. It is Donbass region in Ukraine. Halites are a heritage of the ancient sea, because during 40 million years the territory of modern Donbass was covered by sea waters about 350 times. The halite deposits of the Bakhmut deposit were formed about 300 million years ago during the evaporation of the ancient sea. As a result, 5 layers of crystals were formed, three of which are more than 30 meters thick and are located at a depth of 20 to 300 meters.
Halite crystal is formed in layers. These are the fractures of the crystals of the ancient seas.
Crystals do not grow, but are formed in layers. Salt is opaque, sometimes during the extraction of salt there are transparent layers of salt, which are called halite crystal. These layers of crystals are very rare and are used for home decoration or statues.
Sometimes along the growth planes of halite crystals, cubic voids filled with gaseous and liquid inclusions are observed. The sizes of these voids are most often 0.01-0.1 mm, inclusions of larger sizes are noted in isolated cases.
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