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Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

 
Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 61964
Mineral:Mimetite var. Campylite on Quartz
Locality:Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England
Description:Lustrous translucent orange campylite crystals, the barrel-shaped habit of the mineral species mimetite, to 5 mm on milky quartz crystals to 2 mm with minor black coronadite microcrystals. The campylite crystals are hexagonal form with convex faces. Ex. John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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