AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Ohio > Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 52474 |
Mineral: | Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine |
Locality: | Lime City Quarry, Wood County, Ohio |
Description: | White strontianite pseudomorphs after hexagonal celestine crystals to 20 mm across. The celestine crystallized first then altered atom by atom to strontianite that fluoresces and phosphoresces white under UV illumination |
Overall Size: | 4x3x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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