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Celestite Sample


Celestite


Chemical Composition: SrSO4
Group: -
System: Orthorhombic
Family: Suphates
Hardness: 3 - 3.5


  • Prismatic or more rarely tabular crystals
  • Other colours: colourless, milky white, yellowish, pale-blue
  • Heavy, fragile
  • Transparent to translucent
  • Slightly soluble in water and acids
  • Fuses easily
  • Found in: DDR, England, Italy, Sicily, USA, former USSR



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