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Gypsum var. Selenite from Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Gypsum var. Selenite from Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Gypsum var. Selenite from Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

DESCRIPTION:No. 27514
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Description:Old specimen (ca. 1880) of transparent selenite crystals lining part of a cavity in matrix. The clear selenite is overgrown on an earlier generation of yellow-orange gypsum, visible through the selenite. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); ex. Dr. J. B. S. Egee (?-1930)
Overall Size:8x8x5 cm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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