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celestine

Strontium sulfate mineral

Also known as celestite

Instance of: mineral species
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1.Stated in The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018)
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Subclass of: baryte mineral group
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1.Stated in Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014
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, sulfate mineral

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Celestine (the IMA-accepted name) or celestite is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate (SrSO4). The mineral is named after its occasional delicate blue color. Celestine and the carbonate mineral strontianite are the principal sources of the element strontium, commonly used in fireworks and in various metal alloys.

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Formula: SrSO₄
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 7.AD.35
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1.Stated in mineralienatlas.de
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 7.AD.35
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1.Stated in MinDat
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IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A)
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1.Stated in The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013)
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Crystal system: orthorhombic crystal system
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1.Stated in rruff
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Named after: sky language: Latin · object named as: coelestis
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1.Stated in A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals
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Type locality (geology): Bellwood
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1.Stated in MinDat
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Streak color: white
Members / parts: strontium
sulfur
oxygen
strontium sulfate
Space group: space group 62
Mohs' hardness: 3.25
IMA Mineral Symbol: Clt
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1.Stated in IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols
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Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VI/A.08
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1.Stated in Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982)
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Density: 3,977.67 kg/m³ temperature: 0 K · state of matter: solid
Bulk modulus: 60.6B Pa
Shear modulus: 25B Pa
Poisson's ratio: 0.318
Point group: orthorhombic-bipyramidal

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