Celestine from Sankoany Deposit, near Ketsepy, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80699
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| Mineral: | Celestine
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| Locality: | Sankoany Deposit, near Ketsepy, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent pale-blue celestine (celestite) crystals on matrix plate. The celestine crystals are highly transparent and exhibit rare faces on the termination edges. The celestine fluoresces under LW-SW UV illumination. Ex. Miller #M3217 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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