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Witherite Mineral Data
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General Witherite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaCO3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 197.34 gm |
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Barium 69.59 % Ba 77.70 % BaO |
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Carbon 6.09 % C 22.30 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 24.32 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(CO3) |
| Environment: |
Low-temperature hydrothermal veins. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1790 |
| Locality: |
Alston Moor, Cumberland, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after William Withering (1741-1799). English physician and mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Witherite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 15196 |
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PDF 45-1471 |
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