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Gypsum var. Selenite from Shotover Hill, Headington, Oxfordshire, England

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Shotover Hill, Headington, Oxfordshire, England

Gypsum var. Selenite from Shotover Hill, Headington, Oxfordshire, England

Gypsum var. Selenite from Shotover Hill, Headington, Oxfordshire, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 58394
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Shotover Hill, Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Description:Cluster of several intersecting transparent pale-gray doubly-terminated selenite crystals, the colorless transparent variety of the mineral species gypsum, said to be the best of the find in the Ferguson collection, though no Ferguson label exists. Ex. W. Keller #6239; ex. Arkenstone; ex. Sir Robert Ferguson (1769-1840) #364 (no label)
Overall Size:7x5x3 cm
Crystals:10-70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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