Saudi Arabia

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Calcite : CaCO₃
	Saudi Arabia Calcite - an odd looking 4.5 x 4.5 cm desert weathered concretion found by a relative during Operation Desert Storm in February 1991 somewhere in Saudi Arabia near the Kuwait border.
© Christopher O'Neill	Photo ID: 155729 View Count: 88
Gypsum (Var: Selenite) : Ca[SO₄] · 2H₂O
	Haql, Gulf of Aqaba, Mintaqah Al Jizan, Saudi Arabia This 16.5 x 7.6 cm of selenite blades with sand inclusions came over during Desert Storm and is an uncommon locality specimen. In the Charles Creekmur collection.
© Charles Creekmur	Photo ID: 244381 View Count: 38
Zircon : Zr[SiO₄]
	Jabal Tuwalah (Djebel Tuwallah), Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia Zircon from a very unusual locality. I purchased this thumbnail specimen from Hawthorneden at the 2008 Detroit Show. The crystals are about 15 mm in the longest dimension. Photo and specimen; Steve Stuart.
© SMS 2008	Photo ID: 197169 View Count: 90

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Saudi Arabia

Calcite : CaCO3

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

Zircon : Zr[SiO4]

Calcite : CaCO₃

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

Zircon : Zr[SiO₄]