Anhydrite - Wikipedia Anhydrite, or anhydrous calcium sulfate, is a mineral with the chemical formula CaSO 4 It is in the orthorhombic crystal system, with three directions of perfect cleavage parallel to the three planes of symmetry
Anhydrite Mineral | Uses and Properties - Geology. com Anhydrite is an evaporite mineral that occurs in extensive layered deposits in sedimentary basins where large volumes of sea water have been evaporated It is typically interbedded with rocks that include halite, gypsum, and limestone These accumulations can be hundreds of feet thick
Anhydrite | Properties, Formation, Occurrence and Uses Area Anhydrite is a mineral that belongs to the sulfate mineral group Its name is derived from the Greek words "an" (without) and "hydros" (water), indicating its lack of water content Anhydrite is composed of calcium sulfate (CaSO4) and is chemically very similar to another well-known sulfate mineral, gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Anhydrite: Mineral information, data and localities. - mindat. org Anhydrite: Hawthorne F C, Ferguson R B (1975) Anhydrous sulphates II Refinement of the crystal structure of anhydrite The Canadian Mineralogist 13 289-292: 1975: Leopoldshall, East Germany: 0: 293: 0020859: Anhydrite: Hartman P (1989) On the unit cell dimensions and bond lengths of anhydrite European Journal of Mineralogy 1 721-722:
Anhydrite | Sulfate Mineral, Gypsum Substitute, Sedimentary Rock . . . anhydrite, an important rock-forming mineral, anhydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO 4) It differs chemically from gypsum (to which it alters in humid conditions) by having no water of crystallization Anhydrite occurs most often with salt deposits in association with gypsum, as in the cap rock of the Texas-Louisiana salt domes
Anhydrite Mineral Data Sedimentary beds, gangue in ore veins, and in traprock zeolite occurrences World wide occurrences where marine evaporite beds occur Often interbedded with halite Link to MinDat org Location Data From the Greek anhydros, meaning "waterless" (In contrast to Gypsum, which contains water)
Anhydrite - the Dry Gypsum - MineralExpert. org Anhydrite is a common mineral, widely found in desert environments It is also found on the tops of salt domes piercing the younger sediments in oil-rich compressional mountain belts and in evaporite deposits Anhydrite is an anhydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO 4)
Anhydrite: The mineral anhydrite information and pictures Detailed description, properties, and locality information guide about the mineral anhydrite (anhydrous gypsum) Minerals net Complete Information Guide to Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones
Anhydrite - Details and Facts Anhydrite is a mineral that belongs to the sulfate family of minerals It is an evaporite mineral that is formed through the evaporation of saltwater Anhydrite is usually found in sedimentary rocks, particularly in salt domes and salt pans
Anhydrite - HyperPhysics Anhydrite is a sulfate mineral of calcium with the composition CaSO 4 The sample at left is about 5 cm across and is from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico The name anhydrite, or "no water" alludes to the fact that there is no water in the structure, in contrast to gypsum, which is also calcium sulfate but incorporates water in its structure