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Witherite

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Locality: 
Rosebery Mine, Rosebery District, Tasmania, Australia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

A very recent find of world class Witherites has been made at the Rosebery Mine in Tasmania. This specimen is a stack of large hexagonal, translucent to transparent witherite crystals with a subordinate crystal in parallel growth. The color is a deep yellowish green and the lustre is very good.

Very big crystals and top quality for the species!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Witherite

Formula: 
BaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK

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