| Id | 112 |
| Identification Type | Mineral |
| Name | Trona |
| Distinguishing Features | high-birefringence
striated monoclinic-habit water-soluble |
| Description | Colorless (sometimes cloudy), prismatic or acicular, moderately high relief and high birefringence; may be striated parallel to long dimension. Trona is an evaporite mineral formed in hypersaline lakes or as an efflorescent precipitate on sediment surfaces. Highly soluble in water, and will dissolve and re-precipitate during smear slide manufacturing if water is used; slides should be made using ethanol if the presence of evaporate minerals is suspected. |
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| External Resources | Trona on MinDat |
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