Celestine
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfate
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Sedimentary rocks, Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Colourless, White, Blue
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name comes from Latin caelestis, heavenly, after the pale sky-blue colour of many crystals.
- Celestine is the main ore of strontium, which gives fireworks their red colour.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q407221 · All stones · All entries