SrSO4

Celestine · Celestite, Strontium sulfate

Celestine is a naturally occurring mineral composed of strontium sulfate that typically forms as transparent to translucent crystals. It serves as the primary industrial source of strontium, which is utilized in various chemical and manufacturing processes.

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Crystal structure of SrSO4 (orthorhombic, Pnma (No. 62))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Celestine, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

0.02–5.92 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

12
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for SrSO4, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic5.920.0000-6.9533.98
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic5.630.0265-6.9263.47
Pbca (No. 61)orthorhombic0.020.0662-6.4773.16
F-43m (No. 216)cubic3.930.2171-6.7363.24
Pnma (No. 62)
F-43m (No. 216)
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic3.80
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic3.47
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic3.69
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic3.87
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic4.04
Pnma (No. 62)Orthorhombic3.53
Uses

Applications

Where Celestine is used.

PyrotechnicsGlass manufacturingMetal refiningCeramic productionSugar refining
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Celestine, answered from cross-validated data.

What is SrSO4?

Celestine is a naturally occurring mineral composed of strontium sulfate that typically forms as transparent to translucent crystals. It serves as the primary industrial source of strontium, which is utilized in various chemical and manufacturing processes.

More questions
What is SrSO4 used for?
Celestine (SrSO4) is used in pyrotechnics, glass manufacturing, metal refining, ceramic production, and sugar refining.
What is the band gap of SrSO4?
Celestine (SrSO4) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.02–5.92 eV across 12 reported structures.
Is SrSO4 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 5.92 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is SrSO4 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Celestine (SrSO4) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of SrSO4?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Celestine (SrSO4) is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnma (No. 62).
What is the density of SrSO4?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Celestine (SrSO4) is 3.98 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of SrSO4 are known?
12 structures of SrSO4 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does SrSO4 contain?
Celestine (SrSO4) contains O, S, and Sr (3 elements).
Where does the data for SrSO4 come from?
SrSO4 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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