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Mineral Specimen No. 46110:
Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

This mineral specimen of Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals, mineral dealer located in New York City, New York. To purchase mineral specimens from this site click on this link to go to online order form.

Detailed information on mineral specimen No. 46110:

Minerals Species: Gypsum.
Location of mineral deposit: Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Description: Transparent bladed yellow gypsum crystals in a radiating cluster growing outward from a central spherical cluster of brown gypsum crystals fully crystallized all around. The gypsum crystals fluoresce and phosphoresce under UV illumination. No damage to the crystals on the front of the specimen, but the rear shows minor damage. From my personal collection, acquired in 1992 from Tysons.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 10x8x7 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 3-35 mm.
Price: $125 (plus shipping).

Mineral Specimens: Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Mineral Specimens: Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Mineral Specimens: Gypsum from Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Photographs Above: daylight illumination. Photographs Below: UV illumination with SuperBright SW lamp.
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