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Alstonite from
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


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Alstonite

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Alstonite, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Alstonite

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Alstonite, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Alstonite

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Alstonite, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
00911230017272012737174.jpg
Alstonite

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
06979690017272012714695.jpg
Alstonite, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Alstonite

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
06479730017363933799884.jpg
Alstonite, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
00911230017272012737174.jpg
Alstonite

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
06979690017272012714695.jpg
Alstonite, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alstonite
Formula:BaCa(CO3)2
Comments:Lining cavities in veins of waxy benstonite, finegrained calcite and witherite crystals.
Habit:sharpely terminated pseudo-hexagonal pyramids up to 2 mm in length
Colour:colorless to grey, transparent
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Witherite41
Fluorite19
Benstonite14
Sphalerite11
Calcite8
Strontianite8
Barytocalcite3
Baryte1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alstonite 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 GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38895:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rocks & Minerals: 63: 214.
Rossman, George R., Squires, Richard L. (1974) The Occurrence of Alstonite at Cave in Rock, Illinois. The Mineralogical Record, 5 (6) 266-269
Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
 
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