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Witherite

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An attractively formed specimen of Witherite from the classic British location of Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston, Cumbria. The main Witherite crystal, measuring to 2.2cm, sits horizontally atop the specimen, displaying the ideal hexagonal slightly curved barrel habit, coated in white Baryte so typical of the location. Terminations of the Witherite also display the etched form, where the Carbonate Witherite has been partly replaced by the Sulphate Baryte. The crystal of Witherite is on a matrix of white Baryte-coated bladed crystals of Barytocalcite, with one or two further smaller crystals of Witherite.

Product details

Species
WitheriteAbout Witherite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
UK, England, Nentsberry Haggs MineRegional guide →
SKUCC2208

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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 Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, England
Nentsberry Haggs is one of the great English names for collectible witherite, not because it produced the prettiest single color in the species, but because it produced the most mineralogically expressive specimens: heavy, white to cream and pale honey barium carbonate, commonly in pseudohexagonal compound crystals, radiating masses, and partly altered crusted forms that tell the story of a deposit in motion. A good Nentsberry Haggs witherite rarely looks “simple.” It may carry a powdery white baryte-calcite skin, sit on etched or corroded baryte, show sphalerite or galena on the reverse, or display the stout pseudohexagonal forms that make Pennine witherite immediately recognizable.