Northupite

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Northupite octahedra
Northupite octahedra

Northupite is an uncommon evaporite mineral, with the chemical formula Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl . It was discovered in 1895 at Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California by C. H. Northup (b.1861), a grocer from San Jose, California, for whom Northupite is named.

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