Mimetite var. Campylite
specimen number:
4521134
location:
Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK
description: Greenish rounded crystals of campylite to 0.8 cm in size extremely fine across the top of this matrix. The specimen is in super condition. The matrix consists mostly of massive quartz. A really fine British classic. The specimen comes with a number of previous labels detailing the prior history of the specimen back to the 1970s. These are shown at the end of this video.
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