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Celestine

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Locality: 
Deforest Quarry, Caledon Township, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Description

Normally celestine is not considered rare. However, orange-coloured specimens are.
Studies have shown that the color is due to the presence of copper in the order of 50 ppm. (ref. American Mineralogist, V64, p160-168, 1979) Terminated crystals of orange celestine from Canada do not exist. This is about as good as it gets. The piece weighs about 280 grams.

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...

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