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Celestine on Sulfur from Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

 
Celestine on Sulfur from Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Celestine on Sulfur from Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine on Sulfur from Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

DESCRIPTION:No. 41840
Mineral:Celestine on Sulfur
Locality:Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland
Description:Slender transparent colorless celestine (celestite) crystals up to 12 mm long on yellow sulfur matrix with small 1 mm rhombohedral brown calcite (?) crystals. The celestine crystals fluoresce and phosphoresce bright white under UV illumination. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #91; ex. V. Yount
Overall Size:12x9x7 cm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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