Celestine

specimen number:
2062634

location:
Sakoany, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar

description:
A gorgeous gem blue terminated crystal of Celestine 4.0 cm in height rising off matrix with numerous smaller Celestine crystals. This is in great condition all around. The specimen is aesthetic and attractive. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.

The Sakoany deposit in the Katsepy commune of the Mitsinjo District (Boeny Region, Madagascar) is an artisanal mining area world-famous for producing exceptional museum-quality celestine crystals. Discovered by a local herder and opened for systematic extraction in 1967, the site is not a conventional structured underground mine but rather a vast field of shallow hand-dug pits that remains active today with no official closure. Geologically, the deposit is hosted within a Lower Paleocene sedimentary sequence consisting of marly and sandy layers resting on fossiliferous limestones, where strontium-rich solutions precipitated outstanding blue celestine geodes.

Questions about this specimen?
Send an email or call us: 314-341-1811.