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Barytocalcite - Sold
- Alston Moor
- Cumbria
- England
- UK
- 5.4 × 5.3 × 4.2 cm – Small cabinet specimen (under 10 cm)
Barytocalcite is one of many polymorphs of barium calcium carbonate. Brooke (1824) named the mineral for its composition
This specimen consists of tightly intergrown barytocalcite blades in a vein section. The crystal size is difficult to measure, but some blades protrude up to 5 mm from the surface. From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020), a mining engineer who retired to Tucson, Arizona. An antique Krantz label accompanies this specimen.
