#halite — Public Fediverse posts

#Selenite on #Halite from #Germany
Clear gypsum crystals, usually referred to as selenite, resting on crystalline halite matrix. Under shortwave UV light the halite fluoresces bright orange, while the gypsum fluoresces ethereal blue.
From the Bleicherode Potash Works, Thuringia, Germany.
Large cabinet piece at 13 x 11 x 6 cm, 242.5 g.
By #FluorescentMinerals
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn

More than a billion years ago, in a shallow #basin across what is now northern Ontario, a #subtropical lake much like modern-day Death Valley evaporated under the sun’s gentle heat, leaving behind #crystals of #halite — rock #salt
#EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/es12232501.html

The Great Mediterranean Drain - How 70% Of Its Water Vanished In A Geological Crisis [sic]
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https://scitechdaily.com/the-great-mediterranean-drain-how-70-of-its-water-vanished-in-a-geological-crisis/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53781-6 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanSea #MessinianSalinityCrisis #geologicalevent #geology #salinity #water #waterquality #impacts #salt #deposition #sediment #Atlantic #brine #evaporation #sealevel #isostatic #climatechange #geologichistory #chlorine #isotopes #halite

After years in the pipeline - it is finally out! The evolution of Earth’s surficial Mg cycle over the past 2 billion years
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj5474
A massive collab. using #halite and #dolomite to understand the long-term Mg cycle and its co-regulation with the carbon cycle.