A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gypsum from North Holston, Virginia, USA |
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| Description | This sample is mostly white gypsum, CaSO4•2H2O. Gypsum, one of the most common evaporite minerals, has many different appearances. This sample is typical of fine grained gypsum, but includes some darker (unidentified) material. It is about 6 cm wide. |
| Location | USA ▹ Virginia ▹ Washington. Near North Holston. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #772. |
| Key words | gypsum |
| Tech details | 805 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 631 |
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