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celestite Min.|ˈsɛləstaɪt, sɪˈlɛstaɪt|
[Altered by Dana from celestine: see -ite.]
A mineral; native-sulphate of strontia, Sr O. SO3, so called from the sky-blue colour it sometimes presents.
Baryto-celestite, Calcio-celestite, are varieties containing baryta and lime respectively.
1854Dana Min. (1880) 620 Wittstein finds that the blue colour of the celestite of Jena is due to a trace of phosphate of iron..Celestite is usually associated with limestone. |