| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Witherite |
| Formula: | BaCO3 |
| Comments: | World class specimens, including single crystals to 4 inches (10 cm) long. |
| Habit: | Complex tapered prismatic |
| Colour: | White, off-white. |
| Luminescent properties: | Bright creamy-white (LW & SW UV) |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Fluorite | 67 |
| Alstonite | 41 |
| Calcite | 39 |
| Sphalerite | 14 |
| Baryte | 9 |
| Marcasite | 5 |
| Paralstonite | 3 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Benstonite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Witherite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (164 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 11788 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:11788:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Witherite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘM. F. Oxford No. 7 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘWest Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘA. L. Davis No. 4 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘCave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
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Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA