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Gypsum - Australia

Posted by Ralph Bottrill  
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April 16, 2009 12:59AM
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Can you help make this a better article? What good localities have we missed? Can you supply pictures of better specimens than those we show here? Can you give us more and better information about the specimens from these localities? Can you supply better geological or historical information on these localities?

Gypsum
Ca[SO4].2H2O Monoclinic


Gypsum 20cm© Rob Lavinsky

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


Australia
New South Wales, Windeyer Co. Coombah, Woolcunda Station

Gypsum 20cm tall© Greg Murray
Gypsum 12cm wide© 2002 John H. Betts


Australia
New South Wales, Yancowinna Co., Broken Hill, North Mine

Gypsum on matrix 10cm wide© Greg Murray



Australia
Queensland, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Selwyn District, Mt Elliott Mine

Gypsum ~10cm wide©



Australia
South Australia, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, Stuart Shelf area, Mt Gunson, Mount Gunson Mine

Gypsum ~18cm wide© Alan Goldstein



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

Gypsum 9.6cm tall© Rob Lavinsky
Gypsum crystals to 3mm© Dan Weinrich


Australia
South Australia, Ceduna region - Nullarbor Plain, Wirrulla

Gypsum 5cm tall© Martins da Pedra



Australia
South Australia, Eyre peninsula, Middleback Range, Sinclairs Gap Lake

Gypsum 10.8cm tall© Rob Lavinsky



Australia
South Australia, Eyre Peninsula, Middleback Range, Whyalla

Gypsum 10.3cm wide© Rob Lavinsky
Gypsum crystals 23cm wide© Phil B.


Australia
South Australia, Lake Gairdner - Gawler Ranges area, Corunna Station, Lake Gilles

Gypsum 4.4cm tall© Rob Lavinsky
Gypsum 8.8cm wide© Rob Lavinsky



Australia
South Australia, Mt Lofty Ranges, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Lochiel, Lake Bumbunga

Gypsum 2.5cm wide© R. Bottrill


Australia
South Australia, Yorke Peninsula, Pine Point, Dead Horse Bay

Gypsum 10,5cm tall© Nuno Miguel Santos



Australia
Victoria, Bolton

Gypsum FOV 13.5cm© Judy Rowe


Gypsum from a small salt lake at Bolton. This habit has been described as being like pom-poms.


Australia
Victoria, Chinkapook, Myall Lakes Reserve

Gypsum 15cm tall© Ryan Eagle



Australia
Victoria, Swan Hill

Gypsum crystal cluster 20cm wide© 2002 John H. Betts
Gypsum crystal cluster 15cm wide© Tony Peterson


Australia
Victoria, Swan Hill, Chinkapook Lake

Gypsum 2.6cm tall© 2007 Peter Cristofono



Australia
Western Australia, Comet Vale Township, Lake Goongarrie

Gypsum 10cm tall© Nuno Miguel Santos



Australia
Western Australia, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Kalgoorlie, Salt Lake City

Gypsum 8.5cm wide



Australia
Western Australia, Mount Magnet, Water Tank Hill mine

Gypsum 5.5cm tall©



Click here for Best Minerals Gypsum and here for Best Minerals G and here for Best Minerals A to Z and here for Fast Navigation of completed Best Minerals articles.

Regards,
Ralph



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