celestite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin caelestis (“celestial, heavenly”), because of the usual blue shade, + -ite. [1]
Noun[edit]
celestite (countable and uncountable, plural celestites)
- Alternative form of celestine
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Celestite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “celestite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
celestite f (plural celestiti)
- Alternative form of celestina