Celestine on
fluorite
Origin: Annabel Lee mine, Harris Creek district, ~7 km NNW of Cave in Rock,
Hardin Co., Illinois, U.S.A.
ex Rick Russell collection
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 4 cm
Origin: France Stone Co. Custar quarry, 4 miles NW of Custar, Wood Co.,
Ohio, U.S.A.
ex Rick Russell collection
Sample size: 5 x 7 x 3.5 cm (top), 8.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm (bottom)
Origin: Hoosier Stone and Concrete Corp. quarry, 1/2 mile west of Salem,
Washington Co., Indiana, U.S.A.
ex Rick Russell collection
Sample size: 15 x 15 x 30 mm
Celestine with red stained terminations due to iron oxides
Origin: Hammam Zriba mine, Hammam Zriba, Gouvernerat of Zaghaoun, Tunisia
Sample size: 8.5 x 1.5 x 4 cm (top), 4.2 x 1.2 x 5.5 cm (2nd row), 3.7 x 0.8 x
5.5 cm (bottom)
Origin: Sakoany mine, Majunga, Madagascar
Sample size: 14.5 x 14 x 12 cm
Celestine with
sulfur
Origin: Agrigento (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
ex Lloyd Tate collection
Sample size: 12.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm
Celestine with
calcite
Origin: France Stone Company Custar quarry, (formerly Pugh quarry), 4 miles NW
of Custar, Wood Co., Ohio, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm
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