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Bassanite

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Description
Locality: 
Pacific Mine, Calico, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

Nice piece of bassanite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bassanite

Formula: 
CaSO4·0.5H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.45
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy