What Strontium Ore Looks Like; Blue Beautiful Crystals

Strontium is an alkali earth metal which is used to color some fireworks red. Strontium is element number 38, with its primary ore mineral being celestite. This video showcases a beautiful piece of celestite with numerous transparent light blue crystals. #short #shorts #geology

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Sources/Citations:
[1] U.S. Geological Survey, Ashley Hatfield, Mineral Commodity Specialist, https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/strontium-statistics-and-information
[2] https://images-of-elements.com/strontium.php
[3] Mindat, https://www.mindat.org/
[4] Mindat, Celestine, https://www.mindat.org/min-927.html

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