{"product_id":"天青石-義大利西西里","title":"Celestine - Sicily, Italy","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eLocality: Muculufa Mine, Butera, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDimensions:\u0026nbsp;72*56*56mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis celestite specimen hails from the Muculufa Mine in Butera, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily — a locality renowned among collectors for producing some of the most visually striking celestite in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe crystals present a distinctive blade-like habit: wide at the base, tapering to fine points at the termination. What makes this specimen truly special is its gradient coloration — the crystals emerge milky white near the matrix and shift into a soft blue-gray toward their tips, a color transition rarely seen with such clarity in celestite from other localities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelestine from Sicily, Italy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSicilian celestite is classically found in close association with native sulfur, and it's this pairing that gives Sicilian specimens their legendary visual signature: the pale, almost porcelain-like celestite set against sulfur's vivid, saturated yellow. Few combinations in the mineral world offer such a striking contrast — and no two specimens are ever quite alike, as each crystal cluster grows with its own individual character and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBeyond its aesthetic appeal, celestite holds genuine significance as an industrial mineral, making this piece a specimen that speaks to both collectors of natural beauty and those with an appreciation for mineralogical importance. It stands as one of the defining minerals of Sicily — a piece no serious survey of the island's geology, or mineral museum collection, would be complete without.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taiwan Mineral Shop by The Brothers' Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43508678524991,"sku":"5748MF","price":3850.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/3779\/2575\/files\/5748MF-02.jpg?v=1783597309","url":"https:\/\/mineral-taiwanshop.thebrothersstones.com\/en\/products\/%e5%a4%a9%e9%9d%92%e7%9f%b3-%e7%be%a9%e5%a4%a7%e5%88%a9%e8%a5%bf%e8%a5%bf%e9%87%8c","provider":"Taiwan Mineral Shop by The Brothers' Stones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}