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Witherite
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The famed pyramidal Witherite crystals seen from Fallowfield mine are usually seen as individual crystals, often bipyramidal, but sometimes in small clusters, but beds of multiple crystals growing together outwards in a somewhat nodular, or star-burst form, are less often encountered. This lovely example features almost parallel alligned greyish-white pyramidal Witherite crystals reaching up to 2.7 cm in length in a hedgehog-like arrangement which fits nicely in the palm of ones hand, with a hefty dense feel due to its barium content. Some of the crystals around the edges are damaged, but many of the more central crystals are nicely terminated as six-sided pyramids. This pyramidal form of Witherite actually represents a cyclic twin rather than a straightforward crystal and this is a really fine display example. There are actually very few places in the world where this form of Witherite is found and Fallowfield mine is the renowned premier locality. Ex Martin Kershaw Collection, no. 272.
Product details
SpeciesWitherite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.9 x 8.0 x 4.5 cm
Added on12/07/2025
LocalityUK, England, Fallowfield Mine
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 07/2026 | Unknown Owner | $2,500.00 |
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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