Gypsum

Specimen ID: XQ5-2LJ

Mineral(s)
Gypsum : CaSO4·2H2O
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
38mm x 32mm x 15mm
Events

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Gypsum ram's horn (point of attachment toward bottom of photo) that has been covered with transparent prismatic crystals of gypsum oriented to underlying crystals that make up the ram's horn, with the result that the prismatic crystals lie tangent to the curve. The curved core of the specimen fluoresces yellow and white in SWUV with slight phosphorescence. Purchased in 2020 from Lehigh Minerals.
Ed Clopton - 21st September 2020

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View of the other side of the specimen.
Ed Clopton - 21st September 2020

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Detail of the larger gypsum crystals overgrowing the gypsum ram's horn.
Ed Clopton - 21st September 2020
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