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Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

 
Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

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

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 81447
Mineral:Celestine and Aragonite with Sulfur
Locality:Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
Description:Lustrous translucent-to-transparent colorless prismatic celestine (celestite) crystals to 24 mm in tapered aggregates of radiating crystals, with rosettes of translucent white aragonite crystals to 1 mm, plus minor yellow sulfur. Fluorescent white under LW-SW UV illumination, and phosphorescent
Overall Size:12x8x4 cm
Crystals:1-24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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