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Blödite (Blodite, Bloedite) - Sold
- Soda Lake
- Carrizo Plain
- San Luis Obispo County
- California
- U.S.A.
- 5.5 by 4.4 by 1.5 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Blödite is a hydrated sodium magnesium sulfate. The mineral name honors German chemist Carl August Blöde (1773-1820) (Iohn, 1821). Blödite is water soluble, and forms by dehydration in a dry lake. Like many species forming in dry lake muds, blödite is typically seen in complete single crystals.
This is a large single crystal of blödite. Formerly in the collection of Robert Chambers, of Tucson, Arizona.
