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Celestine with Calcite from Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

 
Celestine with Calcite from Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

Celestine with Calcite from Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

Celestine with Calcite from Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine with Calcite from Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

DESCRIPTION:No. 23094
Mineral:Celestine with Calcite
Locality:Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan
Description:Several intersecting crystals of blue to gray celestine (celestite) up to 8 cm long with smaller crystals of yellow calcite up to 16 mm. The calcite fluoresces under UV illumination. The specimen has been carefully restored, though some glue is visible.
Overall Size:10x6x6 cm
Crystals:2-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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