A member of the aragonite mineral group, this mineral was named after William Withering (1741-1799), an English physician and naturalist, who first described the mineral. It occurs in low-temperature hydrothermal veins.
Minerals
A member of the aragonite mineral group, this mineral was named after William Withering (1741-1799), an English physician and naturalist, who first described the mineral. It occurs in low-temperature hydrothermal veins.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College