Gypsum occurrence, Ducos Island, Boulouparis, Southern Province, New Caledonia, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Gypsum occurrence | Basin |
Ducos Island | Island |
Boulouparis | Commune |
Southern Province | Province |
New Caledonia | Special Collectivity |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 0' 2'' South , 166° 4' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
2008
Age:
23.03 to 0.0002 Ma
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
432555
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:432555:3
GUID (UUID V4):
51369898-8ae4-40a4-b262-eff087372174
In one case as in the other, the gypsum appears in aggregates of crystals, sometimes white, sometimes greyish, sometimes pink in the middle of the variegated red, gray and green clays. (Mineral Richesses of New Caledonia. M.E Glasser.1904.).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsList of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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