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Gypsum
Ca[SO4].2H2O Monoclinic
Coombah, Windeyer Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Woolcunda Station, Windeyer Co., New South Wales, Australia
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North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-44078.html
Mt Elliott Mine, Selwyn District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia
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Mount Gunson Mine, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-51601.html
Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-49987.html
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-133488.html
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-164942.html
Wirrulla, Ceduna region - Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia
http://www.mindat.org/photo-83418.html
Selenite crystal with 5cm
Sinclairs Gap Lake, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia
http://www.mindat.org/photo-137964.html
10.8 x 9.8 x 6.0 cm. A UNIQUE and DRAMATIC herringbone-shaped CABINET cluster of lustrous and translucent, light brown gypsum blades. The cluster looks like a Christmas tree and the blades reach 6.7 cm.
Whyalla, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-112763.html
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-164953.html
Lake Gilles, Corunna Station, Lake Gairdner - Gawler Ranges area, South Australia, Australia
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-43254.html
A HIGHLY UNUSUAL, nearly transparent, colorless and doubly terminated hourglass twinned gypsum crystal from the famous Lake Gilles of South Australia, Australia. Lake Gilles produces some of the most unusual gypsum crystal forms in the world.
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http://www.mindat.org/photo-170716.html
Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
http://www.mindat.org/photo-207883.html
A twinned gypsum "fish" with mud inclusions, found in the muds of the salt lake at Lochiel. About 25mm long.
Dead Horse Bay, Pine Point, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Approx, size 10,5 x 9,5 x 5 cm
Bolton, Victoria, Australia
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Gypsum from a small salt lake at Bolton. This habit has been described as being like pom-poms. Field of view: 13.5cm.
Myall Lakes Reserve, Chinkapook, Victoria, Australia
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Height of specimen 15cm.
Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Large cluster of translucent selenite crystals with yellow internal zones below the terminations. Very aesthetic formation. No damage. From my personal collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 20x15x12 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-80 mm.
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Chinkapook Lake, Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Gypsum crystals to 26 mm.
Lake Goongarrie, Comet Vale Township, Western Australia, Australia
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Approx, size 10 x 7,5 x 5 cm
Salt Lake City, Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia
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Approx, size 7,5 x 8,5 x 7,5 cm
Water Tank Hill mine, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia
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Approx, size 5,5 x 3,5 x 2 cm
Ralph
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/2009 08:57AM by Ralph Bottrill.
