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Mimetite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

 
Mimetite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

Mimetite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 60358
Mineral:Mimetite
Locality:Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous translucent yellow-green mimetite microcrystals in rounded aggregates to 1.5 mm across lining convoluted cavities in quartz. The mimetite crystals look beautiful under high magnification. Collected in 1989
Overall Size:32x26x20 mm
Crystals:0.1-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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