celestite
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Celestite_crystal_crust.jpg/220px-Celestite_crystal_crust.jpg)
Etymology
From Latin caelestis (“celestial, heavenly”), because of the usual blue shade, + -ite. [1]
Noun
celestite (countable and uncountable, plural celestites)
- Alternative form of celestine
Further reading
- 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
Noun
celestite f (plural celestiti)
- Alternative form of celestina