| Name: | Anhydrite Anh |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca(SO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Anhydrite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Austria |
| Year First Published: | 1794 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Ludwig C F (1804) A. G. Werners Mineral - System, Erste Klasse Erdige Fossilien, VI. Kalk - Geschlecht, in Handbuch der Mineralogie nach A. G. Werner Volume 2, Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius (Leipzig) 209-212 |
| Structural Group Name: | Not in a structural group |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2816 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.97 |
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