Selenite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Selenite

Images

Photograph of a specimen of gypsum (var. selenite) from Mina Salado, Pisco, Peru

© Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of gypsum (var. selenite) from Mina Salado, Pisco, Peru. Size: 8cm

© Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Shortwave UV photoluminescence image of a specimen of gypsum (var. selenite) from Mina Salado, Pisco, Peru

© Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Photograph of specimen of gypsum (var. selenite) from Mina Salado, Pisco, Peru. Size: 8cm

© Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.

Properties

Formula	CaSO₄·2(H₂O)
Classification	Gypsum
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Sulphate , Variety, Hydrated

Composition

Element	Atoms
S	1
H	4
Ca	1
O	6
Total:	12

Reference

Reference	Lines	Spectra	Images
Hamblen 2003	0	0	4