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Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

 
Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

Mimetite from Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 72831
Mineral:Mimetite
Locality:Mina la Esperanza, Zaragoza District, Durango, Mexico
Description:Double-sided cluster of translucent yellow-green mimetite crystals in spherical aggregates to 6 mm diameter with lustrous platy transparent calcite crystals to 5 mm in a shallow cavity on the rear. Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; ex. Dr. Joseph Springall (1811-1895) of Dexter, Maine
Overall Size:10x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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