Mimetite with Calcite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Minerals
- Calcite, Mimetite
- Dimensions
- 8 x 4 x 2 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- D700
Satiny spheres of yellow Mimetite and clear Calcite crystals on a reddish brown limonite matrix. Loads of great crystals all over with big, lustrous Calcite crystals to 1.7cm in size. Good crystals on both sides, with one side mostly Mimetite and the other side mostly Calcite. There is also a black mineral present in areas (Plattnerite?). Recently mined in 2020 in Santa Eulalia. Valued at $200.