Call number:
C16
Classification:
Sulfates
Minerals from the Lavrion Mines
Minerals from the Lavrion Mines
Name:
Γύψος
Translated title:
Gypsum
Place of origin:
Lavrion, Greece
Depositional environment:
Oxidation zone of a base metal rich, carbonate replacement mineralization
Description:
Accicular gypsum crystals on limonite. Gypsum crystals in the Lavrion mines are up to 1 m long and accompanies other secondary minerals such as smithsonite, azurite, adamite, etc.
Chemical formula:
CaSO4*2H2O
Crystal system:
Monoclinic
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