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Gypsum

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Description
Locality: 
Middlebacks Main Lake, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 8.5 × 5.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
9.00cm
Description

A very nicely structured gypsum specimen from these outback salt lakes. It comprises a large single doubly terminated crystal through which other similar crystals have penetrated forming a sort of 'X' shaped piece.

In excellent condition with no damage and it will sit very well in the display cabinet.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.
Gondwana Minerals