Gypsum Selenite Cluster from Tuscany, Italy TF1983 pietersite Several delicate hematite "roses" with

Several delicate hematite "roses" with great luster are formed on this matrix

This is a large and beautiful specimen of gypsum selenite from China

but the mass of fluorite beneath was dissolved away so leave only a shell of cubes

often forming in environments rich in calcium carbonate

Dimensions: 7x6x0

Gypsum Selenite Cluster from Tuscany, Italy TF1983 pietersite Several delicate hematite "roses" withApprox. Dimensions: 8 x 6. 5 x 4 inches Approx. Weight: 2016 grams Locality: Saline Di Volterra, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy Saline, the most important town in the municipality of Volterra, owes its name to the salt deposits under the ground and to its long history in the extraction of salt throughout the centuries. This specimen of gypsum selenite was collected from Saline and features grayish opaque crystals with "fishtail" terminations. These