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Angelite

A variety of Anhydrite
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Angelite

Lima, Peru
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Angelite

Anhydrite occurrence, Huancarqui District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
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Angelite

Angelite outcrops, Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
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Angelite

Lima, Peru
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Angelite

Anhydrite occurrence, Huancarqui District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
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Angelite

Angelite outcrops, Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
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Angelite

Lima, Peru
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Angelite

Anhydrite occurrence, Huancarqui District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
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About AngeliteHide

Formula:
CaSO4
A trade name for a semi-transparent light blue-grey fine-grained anhydrite marketed as a gem material from Peru. The local little lapidary factories in Lima made it into balls, eggs, "wands", animal carvings etc. The name first appeared as a new age/metaphysical name and had various "powers" attributed to it. As yet, the name has not been applied to anhydrite from any other locality.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
232 (as Angelite)
234 (as Anhydrite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:232:3 (as Angelite)
mindat:1:1:234:1 (as Anhydrite)

Similar NamesHide

AngoliteA synonym of Inesite
AugeliteA valid IMA mineral species - grandfatheredAl2(PO4)(OH)3
ÁngelaiteA valid IMA mineral speciesCu2AgPbBiS4

Chemistry of AngeliteHide

Mindat Formula:
CaSO4
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O47.009 %
Ca29.439 %
S23.553 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Ca, O, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Other Language Names for AngeliteHide

German:Angelit
Spanish:Angelita

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for AngeliteHide

References for AngeliteHide

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Localities for AngeliteHide

Showing 2 localities.

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Peru
 
J. Skupiewski photo
    • Huarochirí Province
      • Chicla District
        • Casapalca
          • Casapalca Mine
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