[Rockhounds] Halite losing fluorescence

[Al Balmer]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:10:25 +0100, "Axel Emmermann"
<axel.emmermann at pandora.be> wrote:

> Extracting the organism from the wet conditions (the brine) in which it
>thrives is probably more lethal than shining light on them.

No theories, but I have another data point, at least. I have a large
specimen of halite from Searles Lake that's unchanged since we bought
it, about half varying shades of pink. This is after being in my
garage for two years, where it's usually dim but not dark. Never any
direct sunlight after we brought it home from the Mesa show.

-- 
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ