Anhydrite [ CaSO4 ]
Images of Anhydrite
Material properties
| Formula | CaSO4 |
| Abbreviation | Anh |
| Variants | Gd doped, synthetic |
| Classifications | Minerals containing SO4, Calcium sulphate |
| Luminescence emitters | Ce, Dy, Eu, Eu?, Gd, Mn, Nd, O, O2, Pr, S2, Sm, SO4, Tb, Tm, Triplet-singlet, Yb |
| Spectra | Luminescence (1) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1804 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Orthorhombic |
| Tags | Mineral, Synthetic, Sulphate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| S | 1 |
| Ca | 1 |
| O | 4 |
| Total: | 6 |
References for Anhydrite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorenbos 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 1985 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 2005 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Griffith 1974 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Laukamp et al. 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MacRae et al. 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Marshall 1988 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Medlin 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Anhydrite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-20-004 ZnS-Calcite | CSIRO | Anhydrite, synthetic, Pyrite, synthetic, Zinc sulphide, synthetic | 2 | CL |
