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Mimetite var. Campylite with Barite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

 
Mimetite var. Campylite with Barite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

Mimetite var. Campylite with Barite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 37631
Mineral:Mimetite var. Campylite with Barite
Locality:Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Description:Orange-brown rounded grouping up to 8 mm across of lustrous mimetite, variety campylite crystals on dark boxwork quartz matrix with two large, bladed, white barite crystals up to 20 mm. More mimetite crystals are visible deep in the cavities. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4123; acquired in 1981
Overall Size:6x5x5 cm
Crystals:2-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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