14556: Gypsum - $20 Salar de Uyuni, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia Small cabinet - 6.2 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm 40 grams Fluorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A cluster of translucent to opaque
gypsum blades with a porcelainous texture. Ghostly white
fluorescence; good under shortwave ultraviolet but
brighter under longwave ultraviolet. Despite being the
largest salt flat in the world, gypsum from this locality
is rather scarce. This specimen is
represented on Mindat. Pretty good condition for the
species/locality.
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