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Celestine from
Cattolica sulphur mines, Cattolica Eraclea, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cattolica sulphur mines, Cattolica Eraclea, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:971976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:971976:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘSavarini Mine, Cianciana sulphur mines, Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘFalconera mines (Faconera Grotticelli group), Cianciana sulphur mines, Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘStretto Cuvello Mine, Comitini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘCozzo Disi Mine (Cozzodisi Mine), Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘCiavolotta Mine (Ciaulotta Mine; Gibisa-Ciaulotta Mine), Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘLucia Mine, Favara, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘGiona Mine, Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘCozzo Tondo Mine (Cozzotondo Mine), Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘGibellini Mine (Gibellina Mine), Racalmuto sulphur mines, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘColle Serio Mine (Bongiovanni Serio Mine), Lercara Friddi sulphur mines, Lercara Friddi, Palermo Province, Sicily, Italy
References
Jervis, Guglielmo (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 3 - Regione Delle Isole Sardegna e Sicilia. Ermanno Loescher.
Wilson, Wendell E., Pagano, Renato (2012) Famous mineral localities: The sulfur mines of Sicily. The Mineralogical Record, 43 (2) 161-206
 
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