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Celestine

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Celestine

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Description
Locality: 
Orpierre, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm
Weight: 
24.00gr
Description

Perfect crystals of rare celestine on typical matrix. Both the latty base crystals and white needles are celestine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Celestine

Formula: 
SrSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bell's Mill, Bellwood, Blair Co., Pennsylvania, USA...