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Celestine on Sulfur from La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy

 
Celestine on Sulfur from La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy

Celestine on Sulfur from La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy

Below: fluorescence under ultraviolet illumination
Celestine on Sulfur from La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 48290
Mineral:Celestine on Sulfur
Locality:La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
Description:Colorless translucent prismatic celestine crystals 18 mm long with lustrous crystal faces, on crystallized translucent yellow sulfur. The celestine fluoresces and phosphoresces under UV illumination.
Overall Size:6x3x3 cm
Crystals:2-18 mm
Status: SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from Europe > Barite & other Sulfate Minerals
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