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Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 
Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 24484
Mineral:Gypsum
Locality:Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Description:Floater formation (fully crystallized on all sides with no point of attachment) of translucent, yellow gypsum crystals. The cluster fluoresces and phosphoresces bright white under UV illumination. No damage. Collected pre-1979. Ex. L. Russianoff collection
Overall Size:11x9x7 cm
Crystals:1-3.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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