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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58368 |
| Mineral: | Mimetite on Barite with Psilomelane |
| Locality: | Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Lustrous yellow mimetite crystals to 3 mm a plate of translucent gray barite coated with sooty black psilomelane microcrystals. The mimetite crystals are both tapered prismatic form, and the barrel-shaped variety known as campylite by local collectors. Ex. W. Keller #7030; ex. P. Freeman (UK) |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-3.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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