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Celestine on Calcite from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

 
Celestine on Calcite from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Celestine on Calcite from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Celestine on Calcite from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Celestine on Calcite from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Celestine on Calcite from Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland

DESCRIPTION:No. 69646
Mineral:Celestine on Calcite
Locality:Machów mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland
Description:Several lustrous transparent colorless celestine (celestite) crystals to 32 mm on lustrous transparent rhombohedral golden-brown calcite crystals to 4 mm. The crystals fluoresce white under SW UV illumination and phosphoresce when extinguished.
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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