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Mineral Information on:
anhydrite

Chemical Group:   sulfate

Chemical Formula:   CaSO₄

Color:  colorless, white, grayish, dark gray, bluish        Streak:  white

Hardness:  3 to 3.5        Specific Gravity:  2.89 to 2.98            Fracture:

Luster:  vitreous to pearly       Transparency:  transparent to translucent

Cleavage:  resembles cubic cleavage

Crystal Forms:  Orthorhombic system
      usually massive, fine granular

Mineral Associations:  found with gypsum, limestone, dolomite, and salt

Identifying Characteristics:

Uses:  Plaster of Paris

Occurrences:  Texas, Germany, Mexico, Canada

Toxicity:      when-swallowed- low          when inhaled- moderate

Additional Information: