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Witherite from
Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK


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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite, etc.

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite, etc.

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
03132970017271982571991.jpg
Witherite, etc.

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
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Witherite

Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Witherite
Formula:BaCO3
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Alstonite15
Galena2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Witherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11780:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Witherite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBirkey Burn Deposit, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSettlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘKeirsleywell Row Veins, Ninebanks, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘScraithole Mine, Carrshield, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘHeartycleugh Mine, Carrshield, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘMohopehead Mine, Carrshield, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘWellhopehead Mine, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘTanfield Moor Colliery, Tantobie, Stanley, County Durham, England, UK
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘWellhope Shaft dumps, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘAyle Burn Vein, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Spencer, L. J. (1910) On the occurrence of Alstonite and Ullmannite (a species new to Britain) in a Barytes-Witherite vein at the New Brancepeth Colliery near Durham. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 15 (71) 302-311 doi:10.1180/minmag.1910.015.71.07
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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