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Alstonite

Carbonates and nitrates triclinic #0129

Alstonite is a mineral species described as carbonate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula BaCa(CO₃)₂
Strunz code 5.AB.35
Class Carbonates and nitrates
Crystal system triclinic
Type locality Brownley Hill Mine
Named after Alston
Streak white
Alstonite specimen
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

Ba
46.17%
O
32.28%
Ca
13.48%
C
8.08%

Molar mass 297.421 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
Density
g/cm³