Transparent gypsum crystals from Fuentes de Ebro in Spain

SKU: P_26-7_110

The presented gypsum comes from the Fuentes de Ebro region in Aragon. On a light, fine-grained matrix grow slender, very clear crystals with high transparency, some of which represent characteristic twinned forms resembling swallow tails. Colorless gypsum crystals grow in various directions, creating a three-dimensional composition and clearly contrasting with the matte, creamy surface of the matrix. Main features: highly transparent, colorless crystals; swallow tails; bright, stable gypsum matrix, Fuentes de Ebro. Condition: Very good.

Transparent gypsum crystals from Fuentes de Ebro in Spain

Price: 18 EUR (79 PLN)

Availability: In stock

Location: Alabaster quarries, Fuentes de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Size: 36 x 25 x 22 mm

Weight: 7.4 g

Chemical formula: CaSO₄·2H₂O

Mohs hardness: 2

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