Fishtail Selenite

Fishtail Selenite

ID	5
Mineral	Fishtail Selenite
Location	Naica - Chihuahua - Mexico
Fluorescence	LW-UV: check SW-UV: check
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Mindat data

ID	5527
Long ID	1:1:5527:3
Variety of	1784
Entry type	2
Description	The name 'selenite' is mostly synonymous with gypsum but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety, as opposed to satin spar gypsum for the fibrous variety and alabaster for the fine-grained massive form. The original name was ...
Diapheny	Transparent
Colour	Colourless, light tints due to included matter
About the name	From the Greek σελήυη, for "moon," in allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted by translucent gypsum slabs of cleavages used as windows.
Fracture type	Micaceous

Price: € 25

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: 900 g

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Symbol	Element
Ca	Calcium
H	Hydrogen
O	Oxygen
S	Sulfur