A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gypsum from near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Description | Gypsum, CaSO4•2H2O, is a common evaporite mineral. It forms in massive beds, as filling in fractures or vugs, and in near surface sediments. This sample from Nova Scotia is about 9 cm across. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Nova Scotia. Near Antigonish. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #794. |
| Key words | gypsum, Canada, Nova Scotia |
| Tech details | 678 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 627 |
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