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Barytocalcite

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Locality: 
Blagill Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 3 cm
Description

Hi All, this auction is part of a series of ‘Clear-out Minerals’ Clear-out auctions. This specimen and the majority of others on offer this have a starting price 50% or more lower than in all previous auctions. Happy bidding. A matrix vug lined with sharp crystals of barytocalcite from the type locality of Fistas Rake in the Blagill mine.

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Barytocalcite

Formula: 
BaCa(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Blagill Mine, Nent Valley, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
Peter Crozier Minerals