00778: Gypsum variety Satin Spar - $20 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Small cabinet - 7.2 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm 86 grams Ex John "Lord" Calvert, John Albanese Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order An opaque, vein gypsum sample with a
compact fibrous structure (variety satin spar). Although
Mindat does not include gypsum in the mineral list for County Antrim,
gypsum is such a ubiquitous species that the locality is
not unreasonable. Ex John "Lord"
Calvert; carries his handwritten label (reattached
to the back with mineral tack). Calvert (1825-1897) is
described at the Mineralogical
Record Biographical and Label Archive as "a
collector, con-man, crank, dealer, mining engineer,
inventor and gold prospector." A John Albanese
label is also present.
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