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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 16068 |
| Mineral: | Mimetite |
| Locality: | Dry Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England |
| Description: | Good, old-time specimen of orange-brown, rounded crystal aggregates of mimetite crystals on matrix. In the center of the specimen areas of the mimetite have an overgrowth of microcrystalline yellow mineral (pyromorphite? second-generation of mimetite?). |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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