| Locality type: | Cave |
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| Species: | Celestine |
| Formula: | SrSO4 |
| Comments: | Crystals to 45 cm (first discovered in 1897 according to Mason, 1976). |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Celestine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Crystal Cave, South Bass Island, Put-In-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2998 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2998:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Celestine |
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| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘFox Stone Products Inc. quarry, South Bass Island, Put-In-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘU. S. Gypsum Mine, Gypsum, Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| 33.8km (21.0 miles) | ⓘStoneco Rocky Ridge Quarry, Benton Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| 34.9km (21.7 miles) | ⓘSandusky Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Parkertown, Erie County, Ohio, USA |
| 41.9km (26.0 miles) | ⓘJames S. Duncan and L. W. Buzzard Quarry, Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| 42.6km (26.5 miles) | ⓘPrecision Aggregates Incorporated Fremont Quarry, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA |
| 42.7km (26.6 miles) | ⓘBlue Bridge, West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio, USA |
| 45.4km (28.2 miles) | ⓘStoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| 46.5km (28.9 miles) | ⓘGraymont Dolime (OH) Inc. Quarry, Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |
| 48.7km (30.3 miles) | ⓘMartin Marietta Aggregates Quarry, Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Crystal Cave, South Bass Island, Put-In-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA