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"Celestine (2)"
From: Lime and cement mines of Baulmes (Vaud, Switzerland) Mineral(s): Celestine - SrSO4 Age: ? Tertiary-Quaternary ?
Description: Cristals of celestine growing inside a crack (grey host rock is a marly rock). This mineral, a sulfate, is an excellent ressource for strontium (45 weight-% of Sr in it, but not exploit in Baulmes...).