Strontianite after Celestine
specimen number:
4811122
location:
Martin Marietta Aggregates quarry, Woodville, Sandusky Co., Ohio, USA
description:
Blocky crystals of what were once celestine averaging 1.0 cm in size, these now replaced by white strontianite crystals, scattered across the top of this matrix. This is brightly fluorescent. The strontianite crystals are beginning to form hollow casts after the previous celestine.
Size: 6.0 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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