Bedded celestite is common in Brown County. These beds of pink to white granular celestite are sometimes associated with bluish fibrous celestite up to 25 centimeters thick. The beds occasionally contain cavities, into which project transparent to translucent b-axis bladed crystals up to several centimeters in length. These occurrences appear to correspond to the upper zones of bladed crystals in Mills and Lampasas counties. As stated earlier, virtually all of the collecting sites are located on private land.
Ranchers zealously guard their property rights, especially in the winter months during deer season.
Rattlesnakes, copperheads, scorpions and abundant ticks present persistent concerns the remainder of the year. The deposits appear to be persistent and widespread, and a new discovery is possible anywhere the appropriate Glen Rose bed is exposed. And special thanks are also due the many friendly property owners who, by allowing access to their land, brought us many hours of collecting and exploring pleasure and contributed to the ever-expanding realm of mineralogical knowledge. Occurrence and Origin of Celestite, Glen Rose Formation, Central Texas. Unpublished student paper, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.