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Gypsum from
Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Selenite

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
01293000017367669452596.jpg
Selenite

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
08693900017272729061150.jpg
Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00162380017271979432476.jpg
Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
02169090017271979468650.jpg
Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
01293000017367669452596.jpg
Selenite

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
08693900017272729061150.jpg
Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
00162380017271979432476.jpg
Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
02169090017271979468650.jpg
Gypsum

Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum1
- var Selenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Gilles Gypsum Deposit, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44526
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44526:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘIron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘIron Knob Quarry, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘLake Gilles South Mine, District Council of Kimba, South Australia, Australia
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘMyall Creek, Cultana, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘMiddlebacks Main Lake, Cooyerdoo, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘWhyalla, City of Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
References
England, Brian M. (1982) Crystallized Gypsum from the Playa Lake Clays of Lake Gilles [Australia]. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (3) 187-191pp.187-187
Noble, R. J.; Just, J.; Johnson, J. E. (1983) Catalogue of South Australian Minerals - 1983 - Handbook 7 (5th ed.). Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia. 253 pp.
 
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