Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Comments: pearly blue, slightly curved crystals are found in association with baryte, calcite, hydroxyapophyllite and pectolite at wessels which also yielded white to colourless slightly curved, prismatic to fibrous crystals associated with andradite, strontium-rich calcite, hausmannite and sturmanite. Habit: Slightly curved, prismatic to nearly fibrous. Colour: Pearly blue, colourless to white Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Calcite 19 - var Manganese-bearing Calcite 3 Hausmannite 6 Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) 3 Baryte 3 Rhodochrosite 2 Datolite 2 Kutnohorite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Celestine data Locality Data: Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Photo Gallery View Gallery (32 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 20351 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:20351:9 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘ N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa 2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘ N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa 2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘ N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa 3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘ Black Rock Mine, Black Rock, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa References Search for references including Celestine Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa