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Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine with Calcite from Lime City, Wood County, Ohio

 
Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine with Calcite from Lime City, Wood County, Ohio

Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine with Calcite from Lime City, Wood County, Ohio

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine with Calcite from Lime City, Wood County, Ohio

DESCRIPTION:No. 44855
Mineral:Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine with Calcite
Locality:Lime City, Wood County, Ohio
Description:White strontianite pseudomorphs after hexagonal prismatic celestine (celestite) crystals to 10 mm long with transparent pale-yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals to 5 mm. The strontianite fluoresces white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:5.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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