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celestite definition

cel·es·tite (sel′əs tīt′)

noun

a soft, orthorhombic mineral, SrSO, that is the chief ore of strontium; strontium sulfate

Etymology: altered (by James Dwight Dana) < celestine + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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