| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Celestine |
| Formula: | SrSO4 |
| Comments: | Note, many specimens from this locality labelled "barite" are actually celestite, or barytocelestite. |
| Habit: | Very varied - tabular, acicular, cockscomb ... |
| Colour: | Pale blue, white, colourless. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Wet Chemical |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 14 |
| Fluorite | 13 |
| Hematite | 8 |
| Smithsonite | 4 |
| Aragonite | 3 |
| Gypsum | 2 |
| Limonite | 2 |
| Travertine | 1 |
| Baryte | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Celestine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (25 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 179237 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:179237:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Celestine |
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| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘDjebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia |
| 10.0km (6.2 miles) | ⓘSidi Taya Mine, Saouaf, Zaghouan, Tunisia |
| 16.5km (10.2 miles) | ⓘHammam Jedidi deposit, Sidi Jedidi (Sidi Jadidi), Nabeul, Tunisia |
| 26.3km (16.4 miles) | ⓘDjebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia |
| 42.0km (26.1 miles) | ⓘOued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia |
| 76.2km (47.3 miles) | ⓘDjebel Bezina, Manouba, Tunisia |
| 86.9km (54.0 miles) | ⓘEl Akhouat mine (Jebel El Akhouat deposit), El Akhouat, Siliana, Tunisia |
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Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia