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Mineral (Evaporite)

Browse mineral (evaporite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Halite

Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Euxenite

Eltyubyuite

Gypsum (Desert Rose or Selenite variety) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Gypsum (Desert Rose or Selenite variety)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Selenite (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Ulexite (NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O) — mineral

Ulexite

NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O

Selenite (Satin Spar) (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite (Satin Spar)

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Satin Spar Selenite (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar Selenite

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Selenite Gypsum (Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite Gypsum

Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Sulfur (Native Sulfur (S)) — mineral

Sulfur

Native Sulfur (S)

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

Howlite

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Peach Selenite (Gypsum (Hydrated Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Peach Selenite

Gypsum (Hydrated Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Celestite (Celestine (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite

Celestine (SrSO4)

Pink halite (pink rock salt) (Halite, sodium chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Pink halite (pink rock salt)

Halite, sodium chloride (NaCl)

Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5) — mineral

Howlite

Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5

Satin Spar (Gypsum variety) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum variety)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Gypsum Wallboard (Drywall) (Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — sedimentary (processed mineral product)

Gypsum Wallboard (Drywall)

Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)

sedimentary (processed mineral product)

Satin Spar (Selenite) (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Selenite)

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Barite Rose (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)) — mineral

Barite Rose

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)

White howlite (likely small tumbled pieces) (Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅) — mineral

White howlite (likely small tumbled pieces)

Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅

Selenite (Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite

Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Howlite and Purpurite druzy (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)) — mineral

Howlite and Purpurite druzy

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Manganese Phosphate (Purpurite)

Satin Spar (Gypsum) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Satin Spar (Gypsum) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (Gypsum)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Celestite (Celestine (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite

Celestine (SrSO4)

Orange-yellow mineral fragment (possibly sulfur) (Unidentified; color suggests native sulfur (S), but the image is insufficient for confident identification) — mineral

Orange-yellow mineral fragment (possibly sulfur)

Unidentified; color suggests native sulfur (S), but the image is insufficient for confident identification

Gypsum (Satin Spar / Alabaster variety) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Gypsum (Satin Spar / Alabaster variety)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Blue Celestite (Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Blue Celestite

Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4)

White Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)) — mineral

White Howlite

Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)

Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Pink Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Pink Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Dyed Selenite (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Dyed Selenite

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Barite (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)) — mineral

Barite

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)

Himalayan Salt / Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Himalayan Salt / Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Gypsum (Satin Spar variety) (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Gypsum (Satin Spar variety)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite) (Fibrous Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)

Fibrous Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)

Halite (Sodium Chloride (NaCl)) — mineral

Halite

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Potash (Sylvite/Potassium Feldspar) (Potassium chloride (KCl) or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Potash (Sylvite/Potassium Feldspar)

Potassium chloride (KCl) or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)