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Anhydrite

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Anhydrite

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Description
Locality: 
Deo Darrah, Khash & Keran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

 An interesting large gemmy purplish anhydrite crystal from Deo Darrah , Badakhshan , Afghanistan.

One photo has been taken at backlighting .

A very unique example from the locality , only one specimen of this kind so far.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anhydrite

Formula: 
CaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Salt mine, Hall valley, Hall, Innsbruck, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

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