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Witherite

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According to the accompanying label, this large, old and super-rich specimen of English witherite spent time in the collection of the Geology Department of Upsala College probably in the 1800s or early 1900s. The massed, frosty crystals rise 3.5 cm to their pointed terminations.

Product details

SpeciesWitherite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.9 x 7.4 x 4.8 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUK, England, Fallowfield Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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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 Fallowfield Mine, Hexham, England
Fallowfield Mine, Hexham, England, a locality for witherite, known for doubly terminated, cyclic-twinned crystals on pale drusy matrix, often with alstonite.