AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Gypsum var. Selenite (twinned crystals) |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 38934 |
Mineral: | Gypsum var. Selenite (twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Las Salinas de Paracas, Pisco, Ica Department, Peru |
Description: | Golden crystals of transparent gypsum, variety selenite, standing upright off a plate of matrix. The gypsum crystals are all twinned, with V-shaped terminations, and have lustrous crystal surfaces. The gypsum fluoresces under UV illumination. |
Overall Size: | 7x5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 4-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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