SC997 – Selenite from the Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Canada

Jan 29, 2024 | Gypsum, Mineral Collection

A classical specimen from a classical locality. Very clear and transparent, lightly amber colored, crystals of gypsum, var selenite. Fluorescent the typical light blue under either shortwave or longwave UV light, with long-lasting green phosphorescence. I particularly like the esthetic of this specimen, with its main crystal nicely balanced on a rosette of smaller intersecting crystals.
Locality: Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Metro Region, Manitoba, Canada (Mindat)
MinID: 7PM-PMC
Size: 7.5 x 6 x 6 cm
Weight: 57.4 g
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Label from Terra Rock Shop