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Alstonite from
Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK


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Alstonite, etc.

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite, etc.

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite, etc.

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite, etc.

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite, etc.

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Alstonite, etc.

Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alstonite
Formula:BaCa(CO3)2
Comments:Occurance restricted to a small area at Holmes Rise on High Cross Vein
Habit:Bipyramidal crystals
Colour:White
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Ankerite
Calcite
Pyrite
Witherite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite25
Baryte21
Pyrite13
Witherite9
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alstonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alstonite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘFallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘNew Brancepeth Colliery (Sleetburn Colliery), Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
References
BMS Collection
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.
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.
Lithos 8 (1975), 199
 
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