Barytocelestine from chipping sodbury england
Size-
10cm x 5.7cm x 4cm
Weight-
407g
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Barytocelestine is an intermediate solid-solution series member between Baryte and celestine.
Crystal system- Orthorhombic
Mineral class- Sulfate
Hardness- 3.0-3.5 on the MOHs scale
Chemical nature- A solid-solution intermediate composed of barium sulfate and strontium Sulfate where barium and strontium substitute for one.
Geologic environments- found filling narrow bands,veins and cavities in sedimentary sequences-frequently associated with limestone,dolomites or evaporate beds.
Formation processes- precipitates out of mineral rich hydrothermal fluids or through diagenetic processes where barium and strontium ions replace one another in pore waters within carbonate host rocks.
