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Celestine Calcite & Pyrite

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Celestine Calcite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Ratum Quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
18 × 12.5 × 6 cm
Weight: 
1 375.00gr
Description

The Netherlands, a country with only a few minerals available. This specimen comes from the ratum quarry, internationally seen the most known location but specimens come rarely available.

This very nice larger specimen has the limestone matrix typical for this location, on one side it is richely filled with vugs containing lots and lots of crystals of celestine and calcite. The celestine xls are clear, they have a very fine luster and a slightly rosé tinte. They are accompanied with lots of double ended as well as single calcite crystals. They are white in the middle with a more clear xl tip, they have a a strong shape and nice waxy luster. On the limestone you can find little pyrite

A fine combination piece from a rare location

 

 

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...

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Aragonite and Vaterite
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
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Seller's terms and conditions

First of all thank you for visiting my selling page and your interest in my available specimens.

as for terms and conditions, a lot is possible: communication is key...

Please send me your questions and I'll answer them as good as I'm able to.
combined shipping is no problem at all, I can fill most boxes up to 2kg before they will get to another shipping level and cost. 

in short just contact me and we'll find a way that works for the both of us.

cheers
erik

Watto's-findings

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