Celestine, also known as Celestite, is a fascinating crystal that has captivated the minds of both crystal enthusiasts and spiritual seekers alike. celestine, mineral that is a form of strontium sulfate (SrSO4).
Celestine is an attractive mineral that occurs in well-shaped crystals with a distinctive soft blue color. Crystals may be a solid color, but may have areas of color lighter and darker than blue.
While pure Celestine is colorless, various impurities give the mineral a wider range of colors. Celestine geodes are large, deep, sky-blue crystals known and abundant from Madagascar. Celestine is similar to barite and may partially replace it. A specimen may even be part barite and part celestite in a single crystal.
Characteristics
| Properties | Value |
|---|---|
| Molar mass | 183.68 g/mol |
| color | Milky-White |
| Hardness | 3-3.5(mohs) |
| Melting point | 1,606 °C (2,923 °F; 1,879 K) |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Size | 10mm-300mm |
| Density | 3.9-4 g/cm3 |
Application
- Making fluorescent lamps (low consumption lamps)
- The image lamp of color televisions
- Making a firecracker
- Production industries of Celestine for medicinal compounds
- in the pharmaceutical and military industries
- Strontium titanate in all kinds of optical absorbers
- Strontium carbonate in lead removal in zinc electrolytic production process
- Strontium in the production of magnets
- Strontium carbonate purification and refining of zinc
- Strontium carbonate for the construction of spaceships, weather stations
Packing
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Chemical Formula
- SrSO4
Other names
- Celestite
- Strontium sulfate