A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Celestite |
|---|---|
| Description | Celestite is a favorite among mineral collectors. Its sky blue (or celestial) color is very pretty, and is unique in the mineral kingdom. Celestite has the same structure as Barite (BaSO4), and forms very similar crystals. The two may seem identical by ordinary methods, but a flame test can distinguish them. By scraping the dust of the crystals into a gas flame, the color of the flame will confirm the identity of the crystal. If the flame is a pale green, it is barite, but if the flame is red, it is celestite. The nice crystals, good luster and attractive blue color make fine specimens of celestite an outstanding mineral for someone's cabinet or display case. |
| Location | USA ▹ Ohio. Near Lime City. |
| Photographer | Twyla Baker. 2001-06-28. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | Celestite, Ohio |
| Tech details | 573 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 934 |
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