Where Does Anhydrite Come from?

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.

Where is anhydrite found?

Anhydrite occurs most often with salt deposits in association with gypsum, as in the cap rock of the Texas-Louisiana salt domes. Anhydrite is one of the major minerals in evaporite deposits; it also is present in dolomites and limestones, and as a gangue mineral in ore veins.

What is the difference between Angelite and anhydrite?

First: angelite is a trade name for a form of anhydrite from Peru, not a mineral name. Celestite is sulfate of strontium SrSO4, while anhydrire is sulfate of calcium CaSO4. ... 2H2O, can be changed by compression into anhydrite, as the mineral looses his water, a pure chemical proces.

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