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Celestine from
Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
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
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite14
Fluorite13
Hematite8
Smithsonite4
Aragonite3
Gypsum2
Limonite2
Travertine1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179237:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
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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