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Mineral contains: Witherite
Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn R3m phase transition at 811°C. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34, 573-580
Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends. The Canadian Mineralogist 47, 1245-1255
Blount C (1974) Synthesis of barite, celestite, anglesite, witherite, and strontianite from aqueous solutions. American Mineralogist 59, 1209-1219
Buzgar N, Apopei A I (2009) The Raman study of certain carbonates. Analele Stiintifice Ale Universitatii, Al. I. Cuza Iasi Geologie 55, 97-112
Chamberlain S C, Dossert W P, Siegel D I (1986) A new paragenesis and new localities for witherite. The Canadian Mineralogist 24, 79-90
Cloots R (1991) Raman spectrum of carbonates MIICO3 in the 1100-1000 cm-1 region: observation of the v1 mode of the isotopic (C16O218O)2- ion. Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 47, 1745-1750
De Villiers J P R (1971) Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite. American Mineralogist 56, 758-772
Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann. Bergmannisches Journal 1, 369-398
Klaproth M H (1797) Noch einige Erfahrungen über Witherit und Strontianit. Beiträge zur Chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper 2, 84-91
Li K, Liu X, Guo R, Wu C, Peng B, Li Z, Duan X, Zhou Y, Pei C (2020) Non-isodiametric growth and confinement effect in the mineralisation of witherite. Mineralogical Magazine 84, 524-532
Lindner M, Jordan G (2018) On the growth of witherite and its relacement by the Mg-bearing double carbonate norsethite: Implications for the dolomite problem. American Mineralogist 103, 252-259
Nie S, Liu Y, Liu Q, Wang M, Wang H (2017) Phase transitions and thermal expansion of BaCO3 and SrCO3 up to 1413 K. European Journal of Mineralogy 29, 433-443
Withering W, Kirwan R (1784) Experiments and observations on the terra ponderosa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 74, 293-311
Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. American Mineralogist 97, 707-712
Zachariasen W H (1928) Untersuchungen über die Kristallstruktur von Sesquioxyden und Verbindungen ABO3. Skrifter Utgitt av Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo 1, 1-165