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What does celestite mean?

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  1. (mineralogy) A colourless, orange or blue mineral, strontium sulfate, SrSO4, that is an ore of strontium and constitutes the skeletons of Acantharea.
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Abundant deposits of sulfate minerals, such as barite and celestite, are exploited for the preparation of metal salts.

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