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Baryte On Barytocalcite

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Baryte On Barytocalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.8 × 2.6 cm
Description

A nice specimen with sharp white crystals of baryte on barytocalcite. Classic British locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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