Gypsum (var: "Selenite") (gem twins) with Halite

Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 01/12/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/19/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A classic specimen of the famous golden Gypsum (Selenite) from Las Salinas. The piece hosts very sharp, gemmy, lustrous, thin, "fish-tail"-twinned crystals of Gypsum which are associated with a few "disc"-like blades of golden Gypsum sitting on white/colorless, gemmy, Halite crystal matrix. The largest Gypsum twin measures 1.5 cm long and is in very good shape for the material. Please note that a couple of the Gypsum crystals are cleaved. It's still a beautiful display piece of these now hard to find specimens.

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