Are you a private individual, a professional? Discover Anhydrite tumbled stones Description of anhydrite tumbled stone Discover this beautiful anhydrite tumbled stone and its pretty blue color. The name “anhydrite” comes from the Greek “anhudros” which literally means “without water”. The stone was so called because of the total absence of water in its composition. The anhydrite gem is a very beautiful stone with light and dark blue shades, which is predominantly found in deposits in Germany, Egypt, Great Britain, Libya, Mexico, Peru, Poland, and the Dominican Republic. The hardness of anhydrite is between 3 and 3.5 on the Mohs scale. The anhydrite gem is highly prized for the manufacture of jewelry and decorative objects, and has been since the first Egyptian civilizations. Most often, anhydrite is chiseled in cabochon to highlight its superb light color. In lithotherapy, the stone rolled in anhydrite has