AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Ohio > Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 43645 |
Mineral: | Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine |
Locality: | Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Wood County, Ohio |
Description: | White strontianite pseudomorphs after celestine (celestite) crystals up to 22 mm long. The cores of each crystal are still celestine, but the outer zones have altered to strontianite and fluoresces white under UV illumination. |
Overall Size: | 10x8x4 cm |
Crystals: | 5-22 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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