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Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane on Barite from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

 
Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane on Barite from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane on Barite from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane on Barite from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane on Barite from Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 79397
Mineral:Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane on Barite
Locality:Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England
Description:Lustrous translucent brown campylite crystals, the barrel-shaped habit of the mineral species mimetite, to 4 mm intermixed with spherical formations of earthy brown-black psilomelane microcrystals on translucent white barite-quartz matrix. Ex. D. Swenson collection
Overall Size:4.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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