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Selenite

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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.
A variety of Gypsum

The name "selenite" is frequently used to indicate transparent gypsum, as opposed to the translucent massive gypsum more frequently associated with evaporite deposits.

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Classification of Selenite

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Physical Properties of Selenite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless, light tints due to included matter
Fracture:Micaceous

Other Names for Selenite

Synonyms:
Glacies MariæMaria-GlassSelenites
Other Languages:
German:Fraueneis
Marienglas
Selenit
Spanish:Selenita

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:

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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.

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