celestine
strontium sulfate mineral
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Summary
celestine is a mineral species[1]. celestine ranks in the top 3% of mineral species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,998 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: sky[3]
- Chemical formula: SrSO₄[4]
- Subclass of: baryte mineral group[5], sulfate mineral[6]
- Commons category: Celestine[7]
- Has part(s): strontium[8], sulfur[9], oxygen[10], strontium sulfate[11]
- Streak color: white[12]
- Crystal system: orthorhombic crystal system[13]
- IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[14]
- Space group: space group 62[15]
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VI/A.08[16]
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 7.AD.35[17]
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 7.AD.35[18]
- Mohs' hardness: 3.25[19]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Explication Morale du Jeu de Cartes: Anecdote Curieuse et Interessant[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Type locality (geology): Bellwood[25]
- IMA Mineral Symbol: Clt[26]
Why It Matters
celestine has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] celestine is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]