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Celestine

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Description
Locality: 
Zöchling Quarry, Gaupmannsgraben, Lilienfeld District, Lower Austria, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.3 × 4.7 cm
Description

Very rare material - several small sky blue celestine crystals embedded in snowy white calcite and set on dark grey matrix. The largest one is about 12 mm and set exposed at the top. Should be high ranked for the rare locality!

Mineral Data
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Celestine

Formula: 
SrSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
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