Barite after Alstonite with Sphalerite, Quartz
specimen number:
1651213
location:
Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
description:
Numerous white double terminated crystals of what were once alstonite measuring to 0.7 cm in size, these now replaced by barite, are scattered throughout this crystallized quartz breccia matrix with lustrous black crystals of sphalerite. In good condition, this from the early 1990s.
Size: 14.5 x 9.0 x 6.5 cm (cabinet)
Collection: Harry Critchley
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