celestite — meaning in English
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English meaning
- celestine noun A pale blue-white mineral (strontium sulfate) that forms in orthorhombic crystals, mined mainly as a source of strontium.
Senses
celestite is used for these senses in English:
- celestine (mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.
celestine — full definition
- noun A pale blue-white mineral (strontium sulfate) that forms in orthorhombic crystals, mined mainly as a source of strontium.
- noun A member of a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in 1244 as an offshoot of the Benedictines.