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Celestine with Calcite from Dundas Quarry, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

 
Celestine with Calcite from Dundas Quarry, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Celestine with Calcite from Dundas Quarry, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Celestine with Calcite from Dundas Quarry, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 39793
Mineral:Celestine with Calcite
Locality:Dundas Quarry, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Description:Tabular translucent blue-gray celestine (celestite) crystals on limestone coated with calcite microcrystals. The calcite fluoresces under UV illumination. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #2074; acquired in 1979 from Wards
Overall Size:9x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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