Celestine from
Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
| Locality type: | Mountain | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Celestine | |
| Formula: | SrSO4 | |
| Comments: | Crystals are colorless, pale blue to deep blue, measuring in size from 1mm to more than 75mm in length and 5cm in thickness, both attached to the walls of vugs in the limestone or as "floaters" occuring in clay filled vugs. The larger crystals often contained clay inclusions. see: http://www.mindat.org/photo-196264.html for a contemporary illustration | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Wet Chemical | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Strontianite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Celestine data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 102541 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:102541:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Celestine | ||
| 20.6km (12.8 miles) | ⓘAllegany Aggregates Inc. Bedrock Quarry (Martin Mountain Quarry), Allegany County, Maryland, USA | |
| 60.1km (37.4 miles) | ⓘStodler Quarry, Hayfield, Frederick County, Virginia, USA | |
| 60.7km (37.7 miles) | ⓘRosenberger Quarry, Hayfield, Frederick County, Virginia, USA | |
| 90.1km (56.0 miles) | ⓘNew Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Quarry, Roaring Spring, Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| References | ||
Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA