| Home Page | Log In | Message Board | The Mindat Directory |
| Register | Search Pages | Mineral Chatroom | The Mindat Store |
|
|
|
| Colour: | Colourless, light tints ... | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | From the Greek σελήυη, for "moon," in allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted by semi-pellucid gypsum slabs of cleavages used as windows. | ||
Classification of Selenite | ||||||
| mindat.org URL: | http://www.mindat.org/min-5527.html Please feel free to link to this page. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Properties of Selenite | ||||||
| Lustre: | Vitreous | |||||
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Transparent | |||||
| Colour: | Colourless, light tints due to included matter | |||||
| Fracture: | Micaceous | |||||
Other Names for Selenite | ||||||
| Synonyms: |
| |||||
| Other Languages: |
| |||||
Other Information | ||||||
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||
References for Selenite | ||||||
| Reference List: - + | Wallerius, J.G. (1747) Mineralogia, eller Mineralriket. Stockholm: 50. Cronstedt (1758) Mineralogie; eller Mineral-Rikets Upstallning. 12mo, Stockholm: 18. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 482-486. | |||||
Internet Links for Selenite | ||||||
| Search Engines: |
| |||||
| Mineral Dealers: | ||||||
| Specimens: | The following Selenite specimens are currently listed for sale on minfind.com. | |||||
       | ||||||
| Jobs: | ||||||
Localities for Selenite | ||||||
|
The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the
 symbol to view information about a locality.
The symbol next to localities in the list
can be used to jump to that position on the map.
| ||||||
Mineral and Locality SearchOptions| Fade toolbar when not in focus | Fix toolbar to bottom of page | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hide Social Media Links | |||
| Slideshow frame delay | seconds | ||
