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Anhydrite




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  colspan 2 <br>Anhydrite, Chihuahua, Mexico
 
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  Category "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mineral" class="copylinks">Mineral
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Chemical_formula" class="copylinks">Chemical Formula anhydrous Calcium Sulfate :CaSO<sub>4</sub>
 
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  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Crystal_habit" class="copylinks">Crystal Habit very rare tabular and prismatic crystals Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments Also occurs as grainy, massive, or nodular masses
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Crystal_structure" class="copylinks">Crystal System Orthorhombic 2/m 2/m 2/m
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Cleavage_(crystal)" class="copylinks">Cleavage Perfect, [100 Perfect, [001] Good
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Fracture" class="copylinks">Fracture conchoidal
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mohs_Scale" class="copylinks">Mohs Scale hardness 35
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Refractive_index" class="copylinks">Refractive Index n=1569 - 1573 n=1574 - 1579 n=1609 - 1618
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pleochroism" class="copylinks">Pleochroism Biaxial (+)
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Streak" class="copylinks">Streak white
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Specific_gravity" class="copylinks">Specific Gravity 297
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Fusibility" class="copylinks">Fusibility 2
 
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