| Locality type: | Beach |
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| Species: | Gypsum var: Selenite |
| Formula: | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | Gin-clear to heavily clay included. Singles and clusters of doubly terminated, stacked crystals. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Selenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hamstead beach, Hamstead, Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 287752 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:287752:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Selenite |
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| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘAlum Bay, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK |
| 39.0km (24.3 miles) | ⓘDurlston Bay, Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| 47.5km (29.5 miles) | ⓘHouns Tout, Corfe Castle, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| 50.7km (31.5 miles) | ⓘClavell's Hard, Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | ⓘBrandy Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| 54.9km (34.1 miles) | ⓘWorbarrow Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| 57.1km (35.5 miles) | ⓘMupe Bay, West Lulworth, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| 64.7km (40.2 miles) | ⓘRingstead Bay, Osmington, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK |
| 76.6km (47.6 miles) | ⓘChickerell brick pit, Chickerell, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK |
| 80.2km (49.9 miles) | ⓘRudgewick Clay Pit, Horsham, West Sussex, England, UK |
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Hamstead beach, Hamstead, Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England, UK