Celestite Cluster Austin Texas Rare Find!
This is beautiful, less common Celestite / Celestine, rare for the location, with light steel blue-gray terminations, some double-terminated, orthorhombic crystals.
99grams; 2.89” x 2.4” x 1.17”. The location for this particular occurrence of Celestite is now closed. There was only a very small availability of time to extract the crystals due to the site being where a parking lot was being built near a community college that was undergoing expansion construction. Satin to shiny luster, the crystals are well formed; truly attractive, fascinating celestite!
The availability and occurrence of collector quality crystals in Texas is considered nearly void, very scarce, so grab a rarity whenever you can!!
^^^ Contrary to some information on the internet, the terminations, those celestite crystals that present with flattened ends, are not cleaved or altered. The flattened tips are characteristic of how some of the celestite naturally forms in these pieces from Texas.
Source / location: Closed. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.
99grams; 2.89” x 2.4” x 1.17”
This is beautiful, less common Celestite / Celestine, rare for the location, with light steel blue-gray terminations, some double-terminated, orthorhombic crystals.
99grams; 2.89” x 2.4” x 1.17”. The location for this particular occurrence of Celestite is now closed. There was only a very small availability of time to extract the crystals due to the site being where a parking lot was being built near a community college that was undergoing expansion construction. Satin to shiny luster, the crystals are well formed; truly attractive, fascinating celestite!
The availability and occurrence of collector quality crystals in Texas is considered nearly void, very scarce, so grab a rarity whenever you can!!
^^^ Contrary to some information on the internet, the terminations, those celestite crystals that present with flattened ends, are not cleaved or altered. The flattened tips are characteristic of how some of the celestite naturally forms in these pieces from Texas.
Source / location: Closed. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.
99grams; 2.89” x 2.4” x 1.17”
