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Celestine from
Mokatam (Mokattam), Cairo Governorate, Egypt


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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Celestine

Mokatam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mokatam (Mokattam), Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:483294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:483294:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGebel el Ahmar, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘWadi-el-Tih, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘAl Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt
References
JV Szadeczky CÃķlestin vom Gebel El Ahmar in Aegypten FÃķldtani KÃķzlÃķni 1896, 26, 113-116 ung 161-165 deutsch ZS f Kryst 30, 183, 1898
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.418
Galmed, M. A. (2002). Origin and characteristics of Eocene celestite mineralization and associating diagenetic processes, Gabal Mokattam, East Cairo, Egypt. Egypt J Geol, 46(2), 703-722.
 
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