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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 48319
Mineral:Celestine with Calcite coating
Locality:Ottawa Silica Company Quarry, Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan
Description:Triangular cluster of intersecting translucent blue-gray celestine (celestite) crystals to 85 mm long with translucent brown scalenohedral calcite crystals to 10 mm completely coating all surfaces of the celestine.
Overall Size:9.5x6.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-85 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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