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Gypsum from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

 
Gypsum from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gypsum from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 46109
Mineral:Gypsum
Locality:Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description:Translucent bladed yellow-gray gypsum crystals in a radiating cluster fully crystallized all around. The edges were flamed turning the edges white due to dehydration. The gypsum crystals fluoresce and phosphoresce under UV illumination. acquired in 1992 from Tysons
Overall Size:21x11x10 cm
Crystals:3-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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