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Mineral Specimens with Celestine
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11.2 x 8.0 x 6.4 cm. A specimen of celestine (also known as "celestite") from the former Soviet republic of Tadzhikistan - it is not common to see celestines from here at all, as compared to the abundant ones from Madagascar, and even American specimens. This is a pocket full of extremely gemmy, glassy crystals (truly glasslike in person), with just the faintest blue-grey hue to them.
3.4 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm. This is from the recent find at Clay Center, and is just a pristine and ADORABLE example from the find, perfect for a thumbnail collector (could hardly be better). The pristine fluorite (1.3 cm) is perched on a shard of celestine; as you can see, it has a sharp golden phantom inside a more light-colored exterior. Fine luster, too.
6.7 x 5.9 x 3.8 cm. This Illinois old-timer is a super-sharp corner of a fluorite crystal that has been completely covered with snowy white calcite. Then, on the calcite grew these micro-crystals of blue-gray celestite - a very unusual Illinois combo specimen! Ex. George Feist Collection.
19.9 x 12.9 x 8.4 cm. A BIG and rich specimen of sulfur from a classic sulfur locality. This specimen has a LOT of sparkle to it from the faces of the bright yellow, sharp euhedral crystals sitting on the darker-colored massive sulfur. The euhedral sulfur crystals measure to about 1.2 cm. As an added bonus, you have these pretty little fans of celestine.
6.2 x 6.2 x 2.9 cm. An interesting and rare combination for the locality where celestine is decidedly uncommon! Beautiful contrast between the two species, as well. Ex. Charlie Key.
1.7 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm. A very choice thumbnail of celestine, rare for the Wessels mine and the Kalahari in general for some reason. Ex. Charlie Key.
12.0 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm. A SHOWY and UNUSUAL CABINET of sulfur partially coating large, glassy, colorless celestine crystals from the famous sulfur, open pit Machow Mine of Poland. Ex. Dave and Emily Stoudt Collection.
4.1 x 3.8 x 1.1 cm. A rare floater, and of an unusually fine size for miniature collectors, of an American classic: blue-grey Michigan celestine. This complete, translucent crystal, with super luster, came out of the collection of Carlton Davis.
11.5 x 3 x 1.1 cm. A practically perfect example of an American classic. This tabular crystal of celestine has perfect symmetry, unusual gemminess, wonderful luster, and the classic icy blue-grey top you want in one of these. It is complete all around and nearly, pristine.
3.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm. From the wonderful recent finds at Clay Center – a really beautiful small mini, with a gemmy 1.7-cm cube at its center, and accenting smaller crystals with some blades of celestine.
9.2 x 8.4 x 4.8 cm. Olmiite is an ULTRA-RARE manganese-dominant variant of poldervaartite and is found ONLY at the famous N’Chwaning II Mine. This SUPER showy plate is aesthetically covered with ball-like clusters of lustrous, tan, sharply crystallized, orthorhombic olmiite crystals on a complimentary manganese oxide matrix. The scattering of water-clear celestine crystals and needles is a beautiful accent and the see-through, celestine-lined fracture is a very neat feature. SELDOM will you see an olmiite specimen as rich and as aesthetic as this. Olmiite was not named until 2007! Ex. Charlie Key.
2.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm. This piece features a gorgeous, lustrous, sharp, gemmy golden-yellow Fluorite cube measuring 1.0 cm perfectly perched atop a white, translucent Celestine crystal.
9.9 x 7.1 x 1.8 cm. This is a large and superb example of classic American Michigan Celestine. It has fine blue-grey color through its body, with jagged, colorless multiple terminations above it. The crystal is complete all around.
3.3 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm. Frosted, sparkling, pastel, blue-white celestine crystals, to 1.8 cm in length, are joined in a jackstraw pattern. Ex. Carnegie Museum Collection.
7.2 x 6.0 x 4.3 cm. A superb combination piece from the famous sulphur mines of Caltanisseta Province, Sicily. Discrete, very glassy, translucent and colorless celestine crystals are preferentially coated on one side by lemon-yellow sulphur microcrystals. The celestine crystals reach 4.0 cm and have sharp, chisel terminations. Ex. Marty Lewadny and Eugene Meieran Collections.
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