Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Celestine
Maybee Quarry, Scofield, Michigan, USA
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
No special tags. |
| Origin Location |
Maybee Quarry, Scofield, Michigan, USA |
| Description |
A fine encrustation of gem celestine on matrix. The old collection label indicates this celestine is from Scofield, which suggests that this piece is from the Maybee Quarry, a limestone quarry, now owned by Stoneco. This storied locality, which has been mined since the 1850's, was noted for producing specimen quality examples of sulfur and celstine at least as far back as the year 1900. This is a fine sample with good ice blue color and well defined individual crystals of celestine on a light colored limestone matrix. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Dull |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Celestine: Sr(SO4)
strontium sulfur tetroxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Beryl var. Aquamarine / Quartz Beryl var. Aquamarine Lepidolite var. Trilithionite / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Albite Fluorite Renierite Olmiite / Bultfonteinite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s):
celestine
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