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Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 61990
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent selenite crystals, the colorless variety of the mineral species gypsum, with remnants of white matrix on the bottom. The selenite crystals are in flat aggregates of parallel crystals with many parallel faces on the outer edges.
Overall Size:12x11x8 cm
Crystals:20-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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