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Celestine on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

 
Celestine on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Celestine on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Celestine on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Celestine on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 48301
Mineral:Celestine on Sulfur
Locality:Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
Description:Lustrous colorless prismatic celestine (celestite) crystals to 18 mm long in tapered aggregates of subparallel crystals on yellow sulfur with smaller celestine crystals around the surface. Individual celestine crystals are water-clear (flawless).
Overall Size:7x6x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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