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Celestine

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Description
Locality: 
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

A very rare sample of Turkish celestine. The crystals show excellent clarity, highest possible luster, sharp termination and sky-blue color. The contrast to snowy white matrix is just wonderful Should be high ranked for the rare locality - material is very hard to obtain!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Celestine

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