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Celestine

#PD31193
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Celestine from N'Chwaning I mine, Kalahari Mn fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa - PD31193
Celestine from N'Chwaning I mine, Kalahari Mn fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa - PD31193

Celestine

#PD31193
Availability
Sold
Size
6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
SrSO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
N'Chwaning I mine, Kalahari Mn fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Tagged
sulfate

Light blue prismatic crystals of Celestine to over 1cm scattered on matrix. Nice piece. They say Celestine from N'chwaning mines are barium rich.

Celestine

Formula
SrSO4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Massive, Granular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, brown, colorless, green, gray 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3-3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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