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Celestine and Calcite on Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

 
Celestine and Calcite on Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Celestine and Calcite on Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine and Calcite on Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

DESCRIPTION:No. 48339
Mineral:Celestine and Calcite on Sulfur
Locality:Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland
Description:Slender elongated transparent celestine (celestite) crystals to 15 mm long with transparent yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals to 1 mm over powdery yellow sulfur. The celestine and calcite fluoresces white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:14x8x6 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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