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Aragonite On Barytocalcite

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Aragonite On Barytocalcite

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Description
Locality: 
Fistas Rake, Blagill, Alston Moor, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

A less common association of aragonite with rarely offered barytocalcite.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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