Moroccan Curling Selenite Gypsum Mineral - Ram's Horn

8"/ 20cm high

Acrylic Base Included

Description

Incredible Wonder of Nature; the Moroccan Curling Gypsum, often known as Rams Horn, and Candy Floss Mineral. This magnificent Mineral is extremely hard to obtain, due to its fragile nature and limited quantities and discoveries in the Azzer District, and because of its rarity it is not a very well known Mineral .

Its bizarre growth or form, demonstrates its name, curling towards the ends of the Arms, with a Cotton-wool like appearance. It is vitreous to pearly Mineral, with a High lustre

Extremely Rare Gypsum Mineral, found only in Morocco, Arizona, and Mexico

Other Names

Gypsum Flower/Tree, Curling Gypsum, Rams Horn Gypsum, Selenite Gypsum, Mexican/Moroccan Gypsum, Candy Floss Gypsum, Hydrated Calcium Sulfate

Location

Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Dra Region, Morocco, North Africa