Bassanite

Bassanite after gypsum
Origin: Taft, Kern Co., California, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

White bassanite pseudomorphous after gypsum
Origin: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany
Picture size: 3.7 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 
White bassanite pseudomorphous after gypsum
Origin: Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Picture size: 4 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

White crystals and powdery on gypsum matrix
Origin: Schöller Mine, Kladno, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Sample size: 2.5 x 3 cm (top), 2.5 x 3 cm (bottom)
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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