Anhydrite (uncommon locale) Carmichael Coll.

Salt mines, Ocna Dejului (Desakna), Dej, Cluj Co., Romania
Miniature, 5.5 x 4.6 x 3.9 cm
Start Time: 12/07/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/12/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A strange looking and rare anhydrite specimen from an unknown locality and country in the former USSR. Stacked, equant, tabluar, orthorhombic crystals form a showy and excellent specimen from this unknown locale. Essentially pristine. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection. Hopefully, someone can help us with the correct locality information. Aha! According to Mindat, Dees Akna is located in Romania, and not the USSR (as indicated on the label). The Mindat locality is given as:

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