occurs in an extensively hydrothermally altered felsic volcanic rock along with Fe-oxides and fluorite, as part of the matrix hosting finchite crystals.

Quality for species:

Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

EPMA

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Celestine data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Globe Hill Mine, Globe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1253015

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1253015:1

GUID (UUID V4):

fcf6533e-26a1-4d95-9c7a-114f5b237fee

References

Frank K. Mazdab collection

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	*(2005) March - April 2005. The Mineralogical Record* Vol. 36 (2) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.**	Journal (issue)
	Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Famous mineral localities: The Cripple Creek Mining District, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...[Ba(UO2)2V2O8⭈5H2O] from the type locality, the Mounana mine, Franceville, Haute Ogooué, Gabon. See the article...“This is the XYZ mine, and these are pretty pictures of the minerals from that mine.” Lou, however, took...chemistry, crystal system, identifying features, and mine of origin—all without notes. From his huge library
	*Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (1962) Rock-Forming Minerals* (1st ed.) Vol. 5 - Non-Silicates. Longman.**	Book (volume)
	128 128 146 168 166 180 SULPHATES Barytes Celestine Gypsum Anhydrite 186 186 196 202 219 CARBONATES... 1958. A system of ore mineral identification. Mining Mag., vol. 99, p. 265. Bragg, W. L. and Darbyshire...Bancroft areas in Ontario, or in the Coimbatore district of Madras. Although originally believed to be...in the Grenville series of Ontario. In Renfrew County, Ontario, corundum is erratically distributed through...metamorphic rocks by desilication as at Kinyiki Hill, Kenya, where pockets of corundum crystals up to
	Fetherston, J. Michael, Stocklmayer, Susan M., Stocklmayer, Vernon C. (2017) Mineral Resources Bulletin (25), Gemstones of Western Australia (2nd ed.) Geological Survey of Western Australia	Report (edition)
	........................ 5 History of gemstone mining in Western Australia.................................................................. 15 Halls Creek Orogen — Lamboo Province................................................................ 198 Peak Hill region................................................................................ 210 Halls Creek Orogen............................................................................ 252 Goongarrie Hill area...........................................
	*Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (2013) An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals* (3rd ed.) Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. doi:10.1180/dhz**	Book (edition)
	Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena Sulphates Baryte, Celestine, Gypsum, Anhydrite Carbonates Calcite, Magnesite...photomicrographs from the W.S. MacKenzie collection The McGraw-Hill Companies for ﬁgures from Igneous Petrology; Microscopic...0.9 1 2 3 4 Forsterite, serpentinite, Douglas Creek, South Island, New Zealand (Cooper, A.F., 1976,...Fayalite, Gunﬂint Iron Formation, Minnesota-Ontario, USA (Floran, R.J. & Papike, J.J., 1978, J. Petrol., 19...21588). Knebelite, metasomatized limestone, Blue Bell Mine, British Columbia, Canada (Mossman, D.J. & Pawson
	*Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (1966) An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals* (1st ed.) Longman Group Ltd, London.**	Book (edition)
	Maier: Sphaleriter galens SULPHATES Barytes, celestine, gypsum, anhydrite CARBONATES Calcite, magnesite...p. 26). 7. Hydrogrossular, rodingite, Champion Creek, New Zealand (Hutton, C. O., 1943, Trans. Roy Soc...‘Grossularite-spessartite garnet from the Victory mine, Gabbs, Nevada’, Amer. Min., vol. 47, p. 147. MILTON...Volcanic Series and associated rocks, English Lake District’, Geol. Mag., vol. 93, p. 121. PABST, A. (1931)... (1937) ‘Massive low-fluorine topaz from Brewer mine, South Carolina’, Amer. Min., vol. 22, p. 1058.

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Celestine from Globe Hill Mine, Globe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Celestine from
Globe Hill Mine, Globe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA