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Gypsum var. Selenite from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Gypsum var. Selenite from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Gypsum var. Selenite from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Gypsum var. Selenite from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 90179
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Description:Classic specimen of lustrous transparent yellow gypsum (variety Selenite) crystals in a spherical cluster. The gypsum fluoresces white under SW UV illumination and phosphoresces in the dark. Ex. Ed MacCubbin collection #734, originally acquired from Rod Tyson in 1999
Overall Size:5x5x4 cm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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