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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 39703
Mineral:Mimetite var. Campylite with Coronadite
Locality:Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous translucent orange mimetite (variety campylite) crystals on black coronadite matrix. Classic old specimen from the famous mine opened in the early 1800s and abandoned by 1890. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #1923, originally acquired in 1978
Overall Size:32x18x15 mm
Crystals:1-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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