Specimen #1583

Name: Witherite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Alston Moor, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 12 x 8.5 x 1.9 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2009-08-25

Source: Trinity: Keith Hayes

Label: Y

Comment: If you look carefully at Springfield, you are likely to find some unusual material from old collections. I was surprised to run into a large and shapely witherite specimen from Cumberland. It has a nice shape overall with lots of crystal texture. The color is a pale yellow-white.

Minerals: Witherite (BaCO₃)

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Witherite, Alston Moor, Cumberland, Cumbria, England - 12 x 8.5 x 1.9 cm

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Witherite, Alston Moor, Cumberland, Cumbria, England