Celestine

$850.00 €802 £690.00 approx.

This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.

ID: CC19605

A beautiful miniature Celestine displaying excellent crystal habit and colour from the Okorusu mine in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. Sharp chisel-like blades of translucent, light cornflower blue Celestine form an intergrown cluster, with crystals measuring between 1.0 and 1.7 cm wide. A choice Celestine specimen from the Okorusu fluorite mine, which exploits an alkaline igneous-carbonatite dike.

Details

Dimensions: 5.5 × 5.3 × 2.5 cm
Categories: Sulphates, Nitrates and Borates
Locality: Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia, Africa

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Celestine

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