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Barytocalcite

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Blagill Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3 × 2.8 cm
Description

A great specimen for the type locality with numerous sharp crystals in a vug at one end of the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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