Selenite on Halite

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Selenite on Halite

Entry/Object ID

2004.1.99

Description

Assemblage Zone: pegmatite dikes Chemical Composition: CaSO4*2H2O on NaCl Crystal System: Monoclinic System Description: Common Name: Gypsum Group Name: Chemistry: CaSO4*2H2O Location: Australia Description: Spikey white 'balls' of crystals growing out of tannish-brown bed of slab-like crystals.

Collection

Suomynona Mineral Collection, Suomynona Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.1

Source or Donor

Suomynona Mineral Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

8 in

Depth

5 in

Length

9 in

Weight

3.72 oz

Dimension Notes

Dimension taken at widest points

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

RD-6

Category

Exhibit

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

August 21, 2025

Notes

Location added when performing inventory

Location

Wall

Center

Building

Freida Smith Hall

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Steve Miller

Date

June 18, 2013