Anhydrite

Angelite, trade name for semi-transparent light blue-gray anhydrite marketed as a gem material, polished sample
Origin: Peru
Sample size 3 x 3 x 2 cm
Sample owner: Ray Frost
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Theo Kloprogge

 

  
White blades of anhydrite on calcite
  
 
     
Ex. Marty Lewadny collection
Origin: Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 13.4 x 8.6 x 6.5 cm (top), 5.1 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm (2nd/3rd row), 9.9 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm (4th/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Light Purple anhydrite crystal in galena-sphalerite matrix
Origin: Garpenberg-Norra, Dalarna, Sweden
Sample size: ca. 1.5 x 1.5 cm
 
Origin: Lanzarote, Islas Canarias, Spain
Sample size: 2.5 x 4.5 cm and 2 x 5 cm
 
Origin: Georgschacht, Wansleben near Halle, Saxony, Germany
Sample size: 1 x 2 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
  
Pale blue tabular terminated crystals of anhydrite to 22 mm in size are intermixed with colourless crystals of calcite.
  
  
 
  
  
Origin: Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 5.2 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm (top/2nd row), 9.5 x 6 x 13.3 cm (3rd/4th row), 9.7 x 5.3 x 9.5 cm (5th/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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