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Celestine from
Solomon deposit, Mud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Comments:Occurs in glassy aggregates or slender prismatic crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Strontianite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Solomon deposit, Mud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:679797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:679797:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘRoss Mine (Ross deposit; Barstow Mine; T.G. Nicklin), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Borax Mine (American Borax Company Mine; Owens Borax Mine; Owens Mine; Columbian Mine), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘCalico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘPacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘColumbus Mine (Gem Borate Mine; Gem Mine), Daggett Ridge, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘFort Cady deposit (Fort Cady Solution Mine; Fort Cady project), Hector, San Bernardino County, California, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘOwls Head Celestite prospect (Owlshead), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘOwl Hole deposit (Owl Hole Gypsum prospect group; Owl Hole Spring deposit), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Knopf, Adolf (1918b), Strontianite deposits near Barstow, California USGS Bulletin 660: 263
Durrell, C. (1953) Geological investigations of strontium deposits in southern California. California Division Mines Special Report 32, 48 pp.: 23-36
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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