Celestina
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Celestina is a mineral with formula SrSO₄, in the Sulfatos group. This specimen comes from Puente Tablas, Puente Tablas, Jaén, España.
Description
Cristales prismáticos translúcidos.
About Celestina
Celestine is strontium sulfate, typical of evaporitic environments.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0515
- Internal reference
- X0050
- Composition
- SrSO₄
- Name
- Celestina
- Group
- Sulfatos
- Mine
- Puente Tablas
- District / Municipality
- Puente Tablas
- Province
- Jaén
- Country
- España
- Etymology
- From the Latin 'caelestis' (celestial), because of the blue color it sometimes shows.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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