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Alstonite from
New Brancepeth Colliery (Sleetburn Colliery), Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK


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Alstonite, etc.

New Brancepeth Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
09762800017362565889770.jpg
Alstonite, etc.

New Brancepeth Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
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Alstonite, etc.

New Brancepeth Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Alstonite
Formula:BaCa(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alstonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Brancepeth Colliery (Sleetburn Colliery), Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alstonite
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘFallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘBrownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘNentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
References
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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