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Clay Center, OH (celestine)

Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GeodesGeodes

Also reported: blue celestine, strontianite, dolomite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: celestine in dolostone geodes/vugs, NW Ohio

Clay Center quarries are a world-famous celestine (celestite) locality, documented on mindat.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Active quarry, blasting, heavy equipment

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