Uniquely, the spiny skeletons and cyst shells of acantharians are composed of crystalline strontium sulphate, known as celestite, precipitated from seawater in the upper ocean.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Possible substitutes for barite, especially in the oil drilling industry, include other similar minerals, such as celestite (strontium sulfate, SrSO4) and iron ore.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barite] Reference

The most common of these two minerals is celestite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strontium] Reference

Strontium is recovered from two strontium minerals, strontianite (strontium carbonate) and celestite (strontium sulfate).    From Wordnik.com.  [Strontium] Reference

There are distinct cleavages parallel to the faces of the prism (110) and the basal plane (001), but these are not so well developed as in the isomorphous minerals barytes and celestite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference

Blue lace agate, sapphire, celestite, turquoise and aquamarine are used for this chakra.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference

In the conference call an healthy and pleasant man masterpiece celestite hazily hayfield an art confidence in his headband as piratically of his insignificance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rational Review] Reference

"barleycorn" pseudomorphs of calcium carbonate after celestite from.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference

We believe that this allows them to reach considerable depths before their celestite shells dissolve, "says Patrick Martin.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

1948 and 1966 Published x-ray crystallography of amorphous nudibranch spicules, day minerals in lakes, and proof of celestite Acantharian radiolaria.    From Wordnik.com.  [Annotated contributions of Howard T. Odum] Reference

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Turkey coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference

Natural resources: coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference