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Mimetite var. Campylite

Mimetite var. Campylite

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Locality
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England
Minerals
Mimetite
Dimensions
8.3 x 5 x 4 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
LL844

Spherical clusters of yellow Mimetite var. Campylite on matrix of Quartz coated by black manganese oxides, which provide a nice contrast to the yellow Campylite. The main crystal is perfect and exceptionally large at 1.5cm wide. An old specimen from early workings at the mine. An antique, hand written label from the Paris Natural History Museum that came with the specimen shows a date of 1906.