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Celestine with Calcite from Maumee Stone Quarry, Lime City, Ohio

 
Celestine with Calcite from Maumee Stone Quarry, Lime City, Ohio

Celestine with Calcite from Maumee Stone Quarry, Lime City, Ohio

Celestine with Calcite from Maumee Stone Quarry, Lime City, Ohio

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine with Calcite from Maumee Stone Quarry, Lime City, Ohio

DESCRIPTION:No. 22841
Mineral:Celestine with Calcite
Locality:Maumee Stone Quarry, Lime City, Ohio
Description:Long, transparent crystals of celestine (celestite) up to 9 cm long with yellowish, scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 2 cm overgrown on the celestine. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. Fully crystallized front and back.
Overall Size:14x11x7 cm
Crystals:3-90 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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