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Gypsum

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Description
Locality: 
Punta Rossa Stope, Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.6 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
1.30gr
Description

Historical and rare  old time  single crystal  up to 32 mm long speciement  polycrome for inclusions of limonite. This sample   comes from the beach of Capo Calamite, where once there was a large excavation in the sky for the extraction of red ochres.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gypsum

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