Barleycorn
A variety of Calcite
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About Barleycorn
Formula:
CaCO3
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
30453 (as Barleycorn)
859 (as Calcite)
859 (as Calcite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:30453:1 (as Barleycorn)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
Chemistry of Barleycorn
Mindat Formula:
CaCO3
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Other Language Names for Barleycorn
German:Gerstenkörner
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Barleycorn
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References for Barleycorn
Localities for Barleycorn
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Germany | |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
Greece | |
| Komotauer (1983) |


Obersdorf, Sangerhausen, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany