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19th Jul 2016 22:14 UTCJason Bradley

19th Jul 2016 22:22 UTCGary Weinstein

Jason,

Looks like Celestine and Fluorite from Ohio.

19th Jul 2016 22:25 UTCBob Harman

JASON, It would be nice if you gave us some info; where you got it or where it was originally from. Anything is better than nothing.

Anyway, based solely on your 1 photo, a likely possibility might be bladed celestine and pale yellow calcite or fluorite from one of the NW Ohio quarries in the Findlay Arch. The White Rock or Clay Center Quarry is a likely locality. These are very common combos in those quarries. CHEERS.....BOB

19th Jul 2016 22:41 UTCJason Bradley

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19th Jul 2016 22:56 UTCJason Bradley

I was told it is from Chihuahua Mexico

19th Jul 2016 23:09 UTCBob Harman

Chihuahua Mexico......I doubt it! Mexican geodes come from Chihuahua. CHEERS......BOB

20th Jul 2016 01:42 UTCJohn Sobolewski Expert

To me, it looks like Celestite with light yellow Calcite crystals from the Clay Center area in Ohio. The Chihuahua location could be due to a mistaken identification that these were Anhydrite crystals (which to some people bear a resemblance to Celestite from Ohio) which come from Naica, in Chihuahua, Mexico. John S.

20th Jul 2016 03:02 UTCPaul Brandes 🌟 Manager

I would agree that this is not from Mexico.

Most likely celestite w/ light yellow calcite from NW Ohio as others have suggested.

20th Jul 2016 05:40 UTCStephanie Martin

It's hard to tell if this is fluorite or calcite with celestine from Clay Center, Ohio location. The calcites are less typically cubic from there, whereas the fluorite is. Perhaps more photos from a different view might clear that up.

regards,

stephanie]