AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Gypsum var. Selenite Fish-tail Twins |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 62175 |
Mineral: | Gypsum var. Selenite Fish-tail Twins |
Locality: | Chihuahua, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless selenite crystals, the colorless transparent variety of the mineral species gypsum, that are twinned down the center resulting in repeated V-shaped twin formations that resemble a fish tail. |
Overall Size: | 10x7x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 10-35 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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