Celestine with Strontianite

specimen number:
8641016

location:
Hwy 1 & 183, Austin, Texas, USA

description:
Glassy translucent blue crystallized Celestine and a large cluster with white crystallized strontianite. In good condition. Neat locality example collected in the late 1980s. A previous note with the specimen mentions that this was collected during construction of a major highway interchange. The specimen is apparently in the process of being reabsorbed or altering to strontianite. The site is now permanently buried under concrete, steel, and grass.

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