SC348 – Celestine from La Grasta Mine, Sicily, Italy

Jan 6, 2021 | Celestine, Mineral Collection

Clear white celestine crystals (about 1cm) with sulphur on matrix. The celestine fluoresces a nice blue/white under UV light (any wavelength) and it has a greenish phosphorescence/afterglow.
Locality: La Grasta Mine, Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy (Mindat)
MinID: 4U1-XW8
Size: 7 x 5 x 7 cm
Weight: 355 g
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Afterglow (phosphorescence) after exposure to shortwave UV light.
Normal light.