AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Mimetite var. Campylite with Barite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 37631 |
Mineral: | Mimetite var. Campylite with Barite |
Locality: | Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England |
Description: | Orange-brown rounded grouping up to 8 mm across of lustrous mimetite, variety campylite crystals on dark boxwork quartz matrix with two large, bladed, white barite crystals up to 20 mm. More mimetite crystals are visible deep in the cavities. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4123; acquired in 1981 |
Overall Size: | 6x5x5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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