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Gypsumville selenite

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: satin spar, alabaster.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Gypsum karst and quarries in the Interlake worked since 1901, clear selenite in pockets

Documented gypsum district in Manitoba geological literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

quarry walls, sinkholes

Keep exploring nearby

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