AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Gypsum (twinned crystals)

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Gypsum (twinned crystals) from Salinas de Otuma, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru

 
Gypsum (twinned crystals) from Salinas de Otuma, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru

Gypsum (twinned crystals) from Salinas de Otuma, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum (twinned crystals) from Salinas de Otuma, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 65870
Mineral:Gypsum (twinned crystals)
Locality:Salinas de Otuma, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
Description:Cluster of lustrous transparent orange gypsum crystals that fluoresce white under SW UV illumination and phosphoresce when illumination is extinguished. The gypsum crystals are contact-twinned on {100} resulting in V-shaped terminations.
Overall Size:6x5x5 cm
Crystals:10-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;