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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 69740
Mineral:Mimetite var. Campylite with Psilomelane
Locality:Drygill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England
Description:Lustrous translucent brown campylite crystals, the barrel-shaped habit of the mineral species mimetite, intermixed with spherical formations of sooty brown-black psilomelane microcrystals. The campylite crystals are hexagonal form with convex faces. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #1630
Overall Size:4x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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