Celestine

  

 

  

  

This specimen is comprised of abundant light sky blue coloured crystals of celestite on dark violet fluorite. There are also abundant small uniformed sized balls of barite - most with a solitary crystal of calcite emerging from it.

Origin: Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, United States

Sample size: 7.7 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm (top/2nd row), 8.5 x 7 x 4 cm (3rd/bottom row)

 

  

  

Origin: Sakony, Madagascar

Ex. Dave Douglass collection

Sample size: 9 x 6 x 5.5 cm

 

  

Celestine on sulfur

Origin: Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Podkarpackie, Poland, Europe

Sample size: 5.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Trinityminerals.com

 

  

  

Celestine with sulfur

Origin: Cozzodisi Mine, Sicily, Italy

Sample size: 8 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm

 

Origin: Catamarca, Argentina

Sample size: 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm

 

Origin: Lime City, Ohio, U.S.A.

Sample size: 1.9 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

     

 

  

Origin: Michigan Stone and Supply Co. quarry (formerly Woolmith quarry), Maybee (near Scofield), Monroe Co., Michigan, U.S.A.

Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 9.5 cm (top), 13 x 9 x 7 cm (bottom)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Gaurdak (Gaurdok) Deposit, Chardzhou Oblast', Turkmenistan

Sample size: 4 x 6 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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