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Celestine & Sulphur

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Celestine & Sulphur

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, El Albir, Alfàs del Pi, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.7 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 
12.00gr
Description

Small but very interesting specimen of Celestine with native sulfur and aragonite in marl matrix from this mine located near the Tibi Swamp in Alicante, which today is closed due to its dangerousness, in ancient times we used to visit the galleries that were totally covered by decimetric epsomite crystals, epsomite is unfortunately not stable outside its habitat.

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...

Sulphur

Formula: 
S8
Strunz: 
1.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5

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