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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39761 |
| Mineral: | Witherite and Alstonite |
| Locality: | Brownley Hill Mine, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England (Type Locality for Witherite and Alstonite) |
| Description: | Translucent gray witherite crystals up to 18 mm across perched on a domed formation of massive witherite with translucent colorless scalenohedral alstonite crystals up to 10 mm long. The bottom is hollowed by a solution cavity. Ex. Aberdeen University; Gordon collection #6977 |
| Overall Size: | 9.5x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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