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Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum var. Desert Rose from Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 82425
Mineral:Gypsum var. Desert Rose
Locality:Ahumada Playa, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Classic specimen of Desert Rose: bladed gypsum crystals in a spherical aggregate. The gypsum crystals are translucent brown color due to sand inclusions. The outer edges on half of the gypsum formation are white where the gypsum dehydrated. Fluoresces white under UV illumination. Ex. Miller collection T1766; collected ca. 1970
Overall Size:30x24x24 mm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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