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Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz from Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

 
Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz from Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz from Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

DESCRIPTION:No. 44567
Mineral:Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz
Locality:Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Description:Translucent yellow mimetite crystals, the phosphorus-rich variety of the mineral species mimetite, in rosette-shaped aggregates to 3.5 mm across on limonite-coated milky quartz crystals to 4 mm across. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:7x6x2 cm
Crystals:0.5-4.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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