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Gypsum var. Selenite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Gypsum var. Selenite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 20534
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
Description:Several transparent crystals of selenite up to 4 cm long perched on a rounded aragonite matrix with minor yellow sulfur on the back. It is amazing these crystals have not broken. With old label from Schortmann's sale on March 17-18, 1950. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:9x8x4 cm
Crystals:2-4 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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