The situation now is that I don't currently have any shoes that I'd feel good walking around all day long in...not the way we like to walk. I have good running shoes, but I really don't feel like wearing those on a trip to Europe. This is asking way early - but if it takes me a few tries to find the right shoes, I'd rather get that sorted out sooner, rather than later.
Selenite is a variety of the mineral gypsum, which has a chemical formula of calcium sulfate dihydrate.The dihydrate part of that formula indicates that each unit has two molecules of water attached to it.elenite is a variety of the mineral gypsum, which has a chemical formula of calcium sulfate dihydrate.
It is the concentrated saline solution combining with the gypsum that promotes the selenite crystal growth in a portion of the salt flats. Selenite is a crystallized form of gypsum. Chemically, it is a hydrous calcium sulfate. Gypsum is a common mineral that takes on a great variety of crystal forms and shapes. On the Salt Plains, the crystals are formed just below the salt encrusted surface. They are seldom found deeper than two feet below the surface.