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

Room

Frieda Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Exhibit

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

August 21, 2025

Notes

Location added when performing inventory