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| Name: | Celestine Clt |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #104: Celestine India  #105: Celestine India  #506: Celestine Kazakhstan  #879: Celestine Austin, Texas, USA  #1233: Celestine Maybee Quarry, Scofield, Michigan, USA  #1244: Celestine / Calcite Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| IMA Chemistry: | Sr(SO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Celestine contains elements: Strontium (Sr) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1778 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication. For instance, it is mentioned in: Bras-de-Fer L (1778) (84) Terre (Élément) |
| Structural Group Name: | Baryte |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | celestine |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2742 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Celestine (Wiki) Search Mindat: Celestine Search Web Mineral DB: Celestine |
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