Selenite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Selenite [ CaSO₄·2(H₂O) ]

Images of Selenite

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.

Material 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
Ca	1
O	6
H	4
Total:	12

Reference for Selenite

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Specimens of Selenite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image
Gypsum (#3, Peru)	Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech	Selenite	Gypsum (#3, Peru) 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.