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Gypsum var. Selenite Rose from Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado

 
Gypsum var. Selenite Rose from Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado

Gypsum var. Selenite Rose from Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado

Gypsum var. Selenite Rose from Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum var. Selenite Rose from Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Gypsum var. Selenite Rose from Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 77862
Mineral:Gypsum var. Selenite Rose
Locality:Colorado Springs (parking lot of McDonalds construction site), El Paso County, Colorado
Description:Translucent yellow-gray gypsum crystals in rosette-shaped formation, fully crystallized on all sides with no point of attachment. The gypsum crystals have a satin surface luster and fluoresce white under LW and SW UV illumination. Site now paved over. See Denver show report in Mineral News, January 1992, pages 6-7. Originally acquired in February 1992
Overall Size:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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