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Vulpinite

A variety of Anhydrite
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About VulpiniteHide

Formula:
CaSO4
A granular variety of Anhydrite. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"']
Originally reported from Costa Volpino, Camonica Valley, Lombardy, Italy.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
4214 (as Vulpinite)
234 (as Anhydrite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4214:3 (as Vulpinite)
mindat:1:1:234:1 (as Anhydrite)

Chemistry of VulpiniteHide

Mindat Formula:
CaSO4
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O47.009 %
Ca29.439 %
S23.553 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Synonyms of VulpiniteHide

Other Language Names for VulpiniteHide

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for VulpiniteHide

References for VulpiniteHide

Reference List:

Localities for VulpiniteHide

ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. Image - Good crystals or important locality for species. Image - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Italy
 
  • Lombardy
    • Bergamo Province
Clark (1993)
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