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Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine from Lime City Quarry, Wood County, Ohio

 
Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine from Lime City Quarry, Wood County, Ohio

Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine from Lime City Quarry, Wood County, Ohio

Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine from Lime City Quarry, Wood County, Ohio

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 48297
Mineral:Strontianite pseudomorphs after Celestine
Locality:Lime City Quarry, Wood County, Ohio
Description:Stout white strontianite pseudomorphs after prismatic hexagonal celestine crystals to 20 mm long. The celestine crystallized first then altered atom by atom to strontianite that fluoresces and phosphoresces white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:5.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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