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Gypsum

German Antarctica Expedition GANOVEX I

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Description
Locality: 
Unconformity Valley, Morozumi Range, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

A specimen of botryoidal white to very pale green gypsum.

Recently analyzed ( by Joy Desor ) material from the GANOVEX I expedition 1979/1980.

The first time that gypsum from the Antarctica is offered for sale.

Analyses can be given to the buyer.

Ex collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gypsum

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

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