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Celestine with Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

 
Celestine with Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Celestine with Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine with Sulfur from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

DESCRIPTION:No. 51522
Mineral:Celestine with Sulfur
Locality:Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland
Description:Lustrous water-clear (transparent) prismatic celestine crystals to 16 mm intermixed with translucent yellow sulfur matrix. The celestine (celestite) crystals fluoresce white under UV illumination and continue to phosphoresce when UV is extinguished. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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