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Gypsum var. Selenite from Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum var. Selenite from Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio

DESCRIPTION:No. 25997
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio
Description:Doubly-terminated crystal of transparent selenite with internal inclusion in the center zone of the crystal. The crystal was still in clay matrix, until I washed it and the clay dissolved. Fluoresces blue-white under UV illumination. Ex. Stuart F. Wise collection #117
Overall Size:25x15x10 mm
Crystals:25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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