Matter
Name
Gypsum from the Cordillera de la Sal (2015_J3L1R1)
Family
Family
mineral
Database
Experimentalists
Level
local matter
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
CRPG, Jessica Flahaut
Local reference code
2015_J3L1R1
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Salar de Atacama , Chile , Chile

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 -22.91781° 291.75915° 2569.0 m
Image
Field observation of gypsum, Valle de la Muerte, Cordillera de la Sal, northern Chile
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
sedimentary rock (non-carbonate salt)
Type of porosity
porous
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Gypsum (2015_J3L1R1) 1.0 Material has a crystallinity of 79% according to XRD analyses. Amorphous component is not described hereafter. Constituents here only include the crystalline phases
Publications