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Gypsum var. Selenite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Selenite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 62122
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent selenite crystals, the colorless variety of the mineral species gypsum, on brown limonite gossan. The selenite crystals are water-clear and in flat aggregates of parallel crystals with angled terminations. Ex. Lipman collection #S-35
Overall Size:6x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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