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Witherite

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Overshadowed by its neighbour - Fallowfield mine - the Witherite from Settlingstones mine is very different, but non-the-less extremely well crystallized. Presenting its distinctive creamy to fudge colour, the crystals which form dense, solid aggregates, are composed of extremely complex stacked bevelled hexagonal plates with an extremely glossy lustre. Settlingstones was one of the few mines to extract Witherite commercially, at one point being the world's largest producer, and from 1872 to its eventual closure in 1970 it sold over 360,000 tons. This fine small cabinet-sized specimen is in superb condition compared with most that survived the crusher. Indeed, it presents really fine larger elongated crystals made up from hundreds of smaller stacked platy crystals. Ex Martin Kershaw Collection.

Product details

Species
WitheriteAbout Witherite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.3 x 7.5 x 4.4 cm
Listed on12/07/2025
Locality
UK, England, Settlingstones MineRegional guide →
SKUCC56352

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Mineral guide
Learn about Witherite
distinctive pseudo-hexagonal twin crystals, white-cream color, UV fluorescence, scarce, prized specimens from Settlingstones, Alston Moor.
Witherite
Regional guide
Witherite from Settlingstones Mine, England
Settlingstones is the classic English locality for witherite in its most collectible form: dense, lustrous, translucent white to cream or pale tan barium carbonate, typically built from twinned pseudo-hexagonal orthorhombic crystals that make rounded mounds, plates, and sculptural cabinet pieces. The best specimens have a peculiar combination of glassy sparkle and softly satiny internal texture, with repeated stepped faces and horizontal striations catching the light across the crystal groups. For collectors, a fine Settlingstones witherite is not merely “an English witherite”; it is one of the defining specimens of the species.