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Mimetite-Pyromorphite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

 
Mimetite-Pyromorphite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

Mimetite-Pyromorphite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

Mimetite-Pyromorphite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

Mimetite-Pyromorphite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

Mimetite-Pyromorphite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 71941
Mineral:Mimetite-Pyromorphite
Locality:Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous translucent yellow-green mimetite-pyromorphite crystals to 2.5 mm covering front and rear of brown matrix. Mimetite and pyromorphite both occur at this mine and are end members of a solid-solution series.
Overall Size:4x3.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:0.5-2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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