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Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Gypsum var. Selenite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 62560
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Internally flawless lustrous transparent selenite crystal, the colorless transparent variety of the mineral species gypsum, with remnants of matrix on the bottom and termination tip where the selenite crystal contacted the cavity walls.
Overall Size:10x4x1.5 cm
Crystals:100 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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