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Celestine

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Celestine

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Description
Locality: 
Racalmuto Sulphur Mines, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.6 × 8.7 × 6.2 cm
Description

Fantastic cluster of sky blue coloured celestine from Italy. The crystal tips show uncountable and highly lustrous faces all over and the colour is more satturated at the tips of the crystals and it fades into a lighter blue at the base of the specimen.

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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