Celestite ore characteristics
Marine and marine facies sulfate deposits:The ore minerals are calcite, dolomite, gypsum, celestite, barite. SrSO45.5~90%, BaSO40.4~8%. The ore is massive, banded and striped.
Sedimentary formation of carbonate and gypsum and celestite associated hydrothermal veins output often in celestine. Jiangsu Liyang Jingshan Hill China love celestite ore deposits is Asia's largest mineral strontium. Celestite is mainly used in the manufacture of strontium carbonate production and TV tube glass etc.. (1) marine clay carbonate sedimentary type;The ore mineral assemblage for celestite, strontium carbonate ore. SrSO4 up to 92%. The ores are massive, tubercular, banded, and radial.
The formation of complete isomorphous series and barite, rich in barium called barytocelestite. Often a thick plate or columnar crystal, mostly compact, massive or plate-like, granular aggregates. Pure colorless transparent or light blue, with some blue gray, white streak, vitreous luster, transparent to translucent. Three groups of cleavage are complete, with an angle equal to or equal to 90 degrees. Mohs hardness of 3-3.5, the proportion of 3.9-4.0. When the fire is burning fragments of lapis lazuli deep purple red.
