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Name and first discovery : Named after the type locality in the Alston Moor district of Cumbria, England, UK. The mineral was first described in 1841 by August Breithaupt.
Chemistry : Polymorph to monoclinic barytocalcite and trigonal paralstonite
Synonyms : Bromlite
Varieties :
Abbreviation : Asn
literature
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1952). Dana's system of mineralogy. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar , 74 (2), 218-219.