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Celestine from
Chiusicella saltwork, Salt works, Trapani, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italy


Locality type:Workings
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chiusicella saltwork, Salt works, Trapani, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1968756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1968756:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘSavarini Mine, Cianciana sulphur mines, Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘCattolica sulphur mines, Cattolica Eraclea, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
96.8km (60.1 miles) ⓘFalconera mines (Faconera Grotticelli group), Cianciana sulphur mines, Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘColle Croce Mines, Lercara Friddi sulphur mines, Lercara Friddi, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
References
Macchiarella, Aurora Loredana; Colli, Alice; Pellegrino, Luca; Merli, Marcello; Pastero, Linda (2026) Mineralogical Characterization of the Trapani–Paceco Saltworks: Insights into the Valorization of a Byproduct “Mamma Caura” from Waste to Resource. Minerals, 16 (7). doi:10.3390/min16070681
 
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