SATIN SPAR (fibrous variety of gysum) - Newark, Nottinghamshire
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A beautiful, fibrous variety of gypsum
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Approximately 220 million years ago, during the time of the first dinosaurs, England was a hot, featureless land with many large saline lakes. During dry seasons these lakes evaporated leaving behind thick deposits of rock salt and gypsum.
This is a good example of satin spar from the British Gypsum mines.
A beautiful, fibrous variety of gypsum
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Approximately 220 million years ago, during the time of the first dinosaurs, England was a hot, featureless land with many large saline lakes. During dry seasons these lakes evaporated leaving behind thick deposits of rock salt and gypsum.
This is a good example of satin spar from the British Gypsum mines.
From an old collection. Collected in the 1980s.
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Size: approx. 10 x 5 x 5 centimetres
Weight: 384 grams
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