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Localities Map

Localities for Selenite. Show all mapped localities.

Selenite — Naica Cave of Crystals, Mexico Selenite — Great Salt Plains, United States Selenite — Paris Basin, France

3 mapped localities for Selenite · approximate positions, famous for fine specimens.

SeleniteNaica Cave of CrystalsMexico · Gypsum megacrystals to 12 m — largest on Earth
SeleniteGreat Salt PlainsUnited States · Hourglass-inclusion selenites dug by visitors
SeleniteParis BasinFrance · Historic gypsum quarries — 'plaster of Paris'