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Celestine

#AH59750
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Celestine from Maybee, Monroe Co., Michigan, United States - AH59750
Celestine from Maybee, Monroe Co., Michigan, United States - AH59750

Celestine

#AH59750
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 5.5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
SrSO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Maybee, Monroe Co., Michigan, United States

Faint blue, sharp, lustrous crystals to 4mm. It is more usual to see Celestine crystals from this deposit at a much larger scale. But even at this scale, it is fascinating to look at the many crystal forms on all the terminations. You will find this piece to be very enjoyable in-hand or under the scope.

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.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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