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The evident dipyramidal faces are strongly striated horizontally (perpendicular to pseudohexagonal [0001]) and are divided vertically by a medial, slightly reentrant twinning line parallel to the pseudohexagonal [0001].\r\n\r\n",4,4.5,"3.67","3.711","Vitreous","Transparent,Translucent","White","Colourless to snow white, yellow-gray; pale gray, pale cream, pink to pale rose-red","may fade on exposure to light; colorless in transmitted light, showing six or twelve domains",[56,57,58,59,60],"colorless","white","yellow","gray","pink",[57],"Weak yellow fluorescence (SW & LW UV).","On pseudo-orthorhombic {110}, imperfect","Imperfect\u002FFair","Irregular\u002FUneven","Biaxial","-","1.526","1.671","1.672","8","6",1.526,1.672,"r > v weak","Soluble in dilute HCl.","Low-temperature hydrothermal deposit.","Typically in low-temperature hydrothermal Pb–Zn deposits; rare in carbonatites.","Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany, 15818.","A low-temperature hydrothermal mineral.\r\nSartori (1975) states that alstonite \"is probably an ordered member of a family of possible order-disorder structures.\"\r\n\r\nCompare the chemically very similar benstonite.","After the original locality near Alston, England.","2025-08-11 12:14:18",[],[],[86,95,104,111,119,128,137,145,153],{"id":87,"name":88,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":90,"mindat_formula":90,"hmin":91,"hmax":46,"dmeas":92,"dcalc":93,"primary_image_id":94},239,"Ankerite","Trigonal","Ca(Fe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>,Mg)(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",3.5,"2.93","3.11",33031,{"id":96,"name":97,"entrytype":9,"csystem":98,"ima_formula":99,"mindat_formula":100,"hmin":101,"hmax":101,"dmeas":102,"dcalc":102,"primary_image_id":103},549,"Baryte","Orthorhombic","Ba(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","BaSO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>",3,"4.50",2758,{"id":105,"name":106,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":107,"mindat_formula":107,"hmin":101,"hmax":46,"dmeas":108,"dcalc":109,"primary_image_id":110},626,"Benstonite","Ba\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Ca\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Mg(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>13\u003C\u002Fsub>","3.956","3.695",35454,{"id":112,"name":113,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":114,"mindat_formula":115,"hmin":101,"hmax":101,"dmeas":116,"dcalc":117,"primary_image_id":118},859,"Calcite","Ca(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","CaCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>","2.7102","2.711",4401,{"id":120,"name":121,"entrytype":9,"csystem":122,"ima_formula":123,"mindat_formula":123,"hmin":124,"hmax":124,"dmeas":125,"dcalc":126,"primary_image_id":127},1641,"Galena","Isometric","PbS",2.5,"7.60","7.57",9582,{"id":129,"name":130,"entrytype":9,"csystem":122,"ima_formula":131,"mindat_formula":131,"hmin":132,"hmax":133,"dmeas":134,"dcalc":135,"primary_image_id":136},3314,"Pyrite","FeS\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",6,6.5,"4.8","5.01",20239,{"id":138,"name":139,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":140,"mindat_formula":140,"hmin":141,"hmax":141,"dmeas":142,"dcalc":143,"primary_image_id":144},3337,"Quartz","SiO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",7,"2.65","2.66",30579,{"id":146,"name":147,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":148,"mindat_formula":149,"hmin":91,"hmax":47,"dmeas":150,"dcalc":151,"primary_image_id":152},3647,"Siderite","Fe(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","FeCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>","3.96","3.932",22253,{"id":154,"name":155,"entrytype":9,"csystem":122,"ima_formula":156,"mindat_formula":156,"hmin":91,"hmax":46,"dmeas":157,"dcalc":158,"primary_image_id":159},3727,"Sphalerite","ZnS","3.9","4.096",66200,[161,168],{"id":162,"name":163,"entrytype":9,"csystem":164,"ima_formula":14,"mindat_formula":14,"hmin":46,"hmax":46,"dmeas":165,"dcalc":166,"primary_image_id":167},466,"Barytocalcite","Monoclinic","3.66","3.65",29197,{"id":169,"name":170,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":14,"mindat_formula":14,"hmin":46,"hmax":47,"dmeas":171,"dcalc":172,"primary_image_id":173},3097,"Paralstonite","3.60","3.62",18679,[175,181],{"id":176,"txt":177,"latitude":178,"longitude":179,"country":180},1412,"Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK",54.7963889,-2.3483333,"UK",{"id":182,"txt":183,"latitude":184,"longitude":185,"country":180},1598,"Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK",55.0037575,-2.0969411,27,[188,192,195,199,202,206,210,214,218,223,227,232,236,240,244,248,252,257,261,265,269,274,278],{"id":189,"year":190,"html":191,"doi":11},16099945,1835,"Johnston, J.F.W. (1835) On the dimorphism of Baryto-calcite. Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: 6: 1-4. (as Barytocalcite)",{"id":193,"year":190,"html":194,"doi":11},19233920,"Thomson, Thomas (1835) Account of some new Species of Minerals containing Barytes. \u003Ci>Records of General Science\u003C\u002Fi>,  1. 369-375",{"id":196,"year":197,"html":198,"doi":11},16099947,1837,"Johnston, J.F.W. (1837) LXXVI. On the composition of the right rhombic baryto-calcite, the Bicalcareo-carbonate of Baryta of Dr. Thomson. Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: 10(62): 373-376.",{"id":200,"year":197,"html":201,"doi":11},16099948,"Thomson, T. (1837) IX. On the right rhombic Baryto-Calcite, with reference to Prof. Johnston's paper in the Phil. Mag. for May 1837. Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: 11: 45-48.",{"id":203,"year":204,"html":205,"doi":11},16099949,1841,"Breithaupt, J.F.A. (1841) Holoëdrites syntheticus oder Alstonit. in Vollständiges Handbuch der Mineralogie. Vol. 2: 255-256. (as Alstonite)",{"id":207,"year":208,"html":209,"doi":11},1118643,1868,"Dana, James D., Brush, George Jarvis (1868) \u003Ci>A System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (5th ed.). p.882",{"id":211,"year":212,"html":213,"doi":11},16099951,1886,"Becker (1886) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 12: 222.",{"id":215,"year":216,"html":217,"doi":11},1118647,1892,"Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) \u003Ci>A System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.",{"id":219,"year":220,"html":221,"doi":222},17079530,1895,"Mallard, Ernest (1895) Sur l'alstonite et la barytocalcite. \u003Ci>Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  18 (1) 7-12 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1895.2369'>doi:10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1895.2369\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.persee.fr\u002FdocAsPDF\u002Fbulmi_0366-3248_1895_num_18_1_2369.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1895.2369",{"id":224,"year":225,"html":226,"doi":11},16099954,1909,"Kreutz (1909) Bulletin of the Academy of Science, Krakow: 771.",{"id":228,"year":229,"html":230,"doi":231},4808,1910,"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. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society\u003C\u002Fi>,  15 (71) 302-311 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1910.015.71.07'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1910.015.71.07\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_15\u002F15-71-302.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1910.015.71.07",{"id":233,"year":234,"html":235,"doi":11},4468623,1913,"(1913) \u003Ci>Atlas Der Krystallformen\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 1 - Text - Band I - Adamin-Buntkupfererz. Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg.",{"id":237,"year":238,"html":239,"doi":11},16099957,1926,"Hintze, C. (1926) Handbuch der Mineralogie. Berlin and Leipzig. 6 volumes: 1 [3A]: 3096.",{"id":241,"year":242,"html":243,"doi":11},16099958,1930,"Goßner, B., Mußgnug, F. (1930) Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 1930: 220-238.",{"id":245,"year":246,"html":247,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":249,"year":250,"html":251,"doi":11},12906886,1974,"Rossman, George R., Squires, Richard L. (1974) The Occurrence of Alstonite at Cave in Rock, Illinois. \u003Ci>The Mineralogical Record\u003C\u002Fi>, 5 (6) 266-269",{"id":253,"year":254,"html":255,"doi":256},266278,1975,"Sartori, Franco (1975) New data on alstonite. \u003Ci>Lithos\u003C\u002Fi>,  8 (3) 199-207 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002F0024-4937(75)90036-5'>doi:10.1016\u002F0024-4937(75)90036-5\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002F0024-4937(75)90036-5",{"id":258,"year":259,"html":260,"doi":11},16099962,1978,"Roberts, A.C. (1978) Mineralogical study of an unnamed barium calcium carbonate from the Cave-in-Rock district, Illinois. Geological Survey of Canada Paper 78-1C: 49-52.",{"id":262,"year":263,"html":264,"doi":11},16099963,1979,"Roberts, A.C. (1979) Paralstonite: A new mineral from the Minerva No. 1 mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. Geological Survey of Canada Paper 79-1C: 99-100.",{"id":266,"year":267,"html":268,"doi":11},16099964,1980,"Kapustin, Y.L. (1980) Alstonite, barytocalcite and norsethite. in Mineralogy of Carbonatites, Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi): 151-153.",{"id":270,"year":271,"html":272,"doi":273},1647,1990,"Young, B., Greenbank, L., Nancarrow, P. H. A. (1990) Alstonite \u003Ci>in situ\u003C\u002Fi> at Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  54 (376) 515-516 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1990.054.376.18'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1990.054.376.18\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_54\u002F54-376-515.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1990.054.376.18",{"id":275,"year":276,"html":277,"doi":11},16962644,2005,"(2005) Alstonite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Falstonite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":279,"year":280,"html":281,"doi":282},8511422,2019,"Spahr, Dominik, Bayarjargal, Lkhamsuren, Vinograd, Victor, Luchitskaia, Rita, Milman, Victor, Winkler, Björn (2019) A new BaCa(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> polymorph. \u003Ci>Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials\u003C\u002Fi>,  75 (3) 291-300 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1107\u002Fs2052520619003238'>doi:10.1107\u002Fs2052520619003238\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1107\u002Fs2052520619003238",[284,294,302,312,320,326,334,340],{"id":285,"source_url":286,"license_code":287,"credit_html":288,"title":289,"description":290,"author":291,"original_width":292,"original_height":293},895,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152716","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152716\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-180078.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlstonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alstonite\">Alstonite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNenthead\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nenthead\">Nenthead\u003C\u002Fa>, Alston Moor District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorth_Pennines\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:North Pennines\">North Pennines\u003C\u002Fa>, North and Western Region (Cumberland), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCumbria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cumbria\">Cumbria\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEngland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:England\">England\u003C\u002Fa>, UK (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1412.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Sharp crystals to 7mm cover the whole upper face of this very rich specimen, collected by noted English dealer Lindsay Greenbank in 1989. Ex. Martin Zinn and Lindsay Greenbank Collections.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",346,400,{"id":295,"source_url":296,"license_code":287,"credit_html":297,"title":298,"description":299,"author":291,"original_width":300,"original_height":301},898,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453426","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453426\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-mrz258a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlstonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alstonite\">Alstonite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: North and Western Region (Cumberland), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCumbria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cumbria\">Cumbria\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEngland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:England\">England\u003C\u002Fa>, UK (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-25832.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Alstonite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Sharp crystals to 7mm cover the whole upper face of this very rich specimen, collected by noted English dealer Lindsay Greenbank in 1989 at a rare lucky strike that produced modern specimens at this ancient locality. From his personal collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,492,{"id":303,"source_url":304,"license_code":305,"credit_html":306,"title":307,"description":308,"author":309,"original_width":310,"original_height":311},902,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118201250","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118201250\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite (48002850521).jpg","\u003Cp>Cumbria County\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nEngland","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",4000,6000,{"id":313,"source_url":314,"license_code":287,"credit_html":315,"title":316,"description":317,"author":291,"original_width":318,"original_height":319},896,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161542","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161542\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-Baryte-216041.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlstonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alstonite\">Alstonite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBaryte\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Baryte\">Baryte\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNenthead\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nenthead\">Nenthead\u003C\u002Fa>, Alston Moor District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorth_Pennines\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:North Pennines\">North Pennines\u003C\u002Fa>, North and Western Region (Cumberland), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCumbria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cumbria\">Cumbria\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEngland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:England\">England\u003C\u002Fa>, UK (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1412.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.3 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Alstonite is a very rare barium, calcium carbonate and this fine combination specimen from the co-type locality features a sharp, 1.2 cm, pseudo-hexagonal dipyramid set amidst sugary, snow-white baryte crystals on a bit of sulfide matrix from the historic Brownley Hill Mine of England. This is an excellent combination specimen of this rare species and classic locale. Ex. Mullane Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,567,{"id":321,"source_url":322,"license_code":287,"credit_html":323,"title":324,"description":317,"author":291,"original_width":300,"original_height":325},897,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161543","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161543\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-Baryte-216042.jpg",511,{"id":327,"source_url":328,"license_code":287,"credit_html":329,"title":330,"description":331,"author":291,"original_width":332,"original_height":333},899,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10454668","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10454668\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-Witherite-oldeuro-107a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAlstonite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Alstonite\">Alstonite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWitherite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Witherite\">Witherite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNenthead\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nenthead\">Nenthead\u003C\u002Fa>, Alston Moor District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorth_Pennines\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:North Pennines\">North Pennines\u003C\u002Fa>, North and Western Region (Cumberland), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCumbria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cumbria\">Cumbria\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEngland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:England\">England\u003C\u002Fa>, UK (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1412.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 9.7 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Alstonite with Witherite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This rich specimen dates back to , I would expect, the heyday here in the mid-1800s. It is covered by very sharp, alstonites to 6mm. Atop is a 2-cm cluster of witherite, as well. I think the orange dot atop is the remnant of a very old glue label. In any case, its surprisingly an attractive specimen, although there is some value to the even more attractively prepared, and exhaustively descriptive, old labels!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,434,{"id":335,"source_url":336,"license_code":287,"credit_html":337,"title":338,"description":331,"author":291,"original_width":293,"original_height":339},900,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10454669","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10454669\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-Witherite-oldeuro-107c.jpg",371,{"id":341,"source_url":342,"license_code":287,"credit_html":343,"title":344,"description":331,"author":291,"original_width":293,"original_height":345},901,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10454670","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10454670\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Alstonite-Witherite-oldeuro-107d.jpg",306,[347],{"id":348,"url":349,"label":350,"formula":351,"spacegroup":352,"year":353},378,"\u002Fcif\u002F378.cif","Bindi 2020","Ba Ca C2 O6","P 3 1 m",2020,[355,356,357,358,359,360,361,362],"Alstoniet","Alstonitt","Bariumaragonit","Barytocalcite (of Johnston)","Bicalcareocarbonate of Barytes","Bromlit","Bromlita","Bromlite",[364,368,372,377,381,385,388,391,395,399,402,405,409],{"lang":365,"names":366},"ca",[367],"alstonita",{"lang":369,"names":370},"de",[371],"Alstonit",{"lang":373,"names":374},"el",[375,376],"αλστονίτης","μπρομλίτης",{"lang":378,"names":379},"es",[380],"Alstonita",{"lang":382,"names":383},"et",[384],"alstoniit",{"lang":386,"names":387},"eu",[380],{"lang":389,"names":390},"fr",[7],{"lang":392,"names":393},"it",[394],"alstonite",{"lang":396,"names":397},"mk",[398],"Алстонит",{"lang":400,"names":401},"nl",[394],{"lang":403,"names":404},"pl",[371],{"lang":406,"names":407},"ru",[408],"Альстонит",{"lang":410,"names":411},"uk",[412],"Альстоніт","Q1063305",{"history":11,"applications":11}]