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Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

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Gypsum : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

Collection of D. Slade. Photo by D. Slade. Purchased from Alma House in April 2001 at "Spring Show of the Rockies" in Denver, Colorado, USA.
 © 2001 Dean SladePhoto ID: 995    View Count: 927

Gypsum : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

I am not sure what the inclusion is that turns the gypsum from this locality this beautiful light green; at any rate, it looks like a carpet of beautiful spring grass! 9.6 x 8.2 x 1.7cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 49987    View Count: 307

Gypsum : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

I am not sure what the inclusion is that turns the gypsum from this locality this beautiful light green (probably copper); at any rate, it looks like a carpet of beautiful spring grass! 8.5 x 7.4 x 1.8cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 53691    View Count: 250

Gypsum : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

pretty transparent green crystals to 3 mm in length
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 133488    View Count: 195

Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

Spectacular in person, this is a large plate of sparkling starbursts of gemmy selenite crystals, from Australia. The overall form is wonderful, and the face is quite 3-dimensional, with the starburst piled up in places to form hillocks. Wonderful! 15 x 11.5 x 3.5 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 23819    View Count: 638

Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

A big aggregate of Selenite xls with a particular and vivid light green colour. Total size: 12 x 10 x 12 cm.
 © Isabella Cantù RajnoldiPhoto ID: 62331    View Count: 565

Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

Sample crystallized with 10x7x7cm - April of 2002
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 53016    View Count: 466

Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

Sample crystallized with 7x5x3cm (crystals up to 0,5cm) - December of 1994
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 42086    View Count: 362

Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

Okay, this specimen was very difficult to shoot, so PLEASE NOTE that the interior crystals are NOT deep green but actually the lighter green of the smaller photo. What a beautiful specimen this is, an intact pocket of rounded crystal blooms! The back was sawn flat to cut this pocket out of the matrix of massive gypsum. 9.4 x 7.2 x 3.9 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 71006    View Count: 352

Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO4] · 2H2O

Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia

14.8 x 3.0 x 2.9 cm. This unique Australian specimen hardly looks real! It is a stalactite covered with gemmy crystals of selenite, which have been tinted this gorgeous grass green from copper.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 164942    View Count: 179
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