A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Celestite and sulfur from Lampasas County, Texas |
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| Description | The white crystals are celestite (strontium sulfate), on native sulfur (yellow). Celestite and sulfur are most commonly found together in thick beds in sedimentary sequences. Associated minerals may include gypsum, anhydrite, calcite or other carbonates. This sample is 8 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Texas ▹ Lampasas. Near Lampasas. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #844. |
| Key words | celestite, sulfur, Texas |
| Tech details | 399 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 597 |
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