Mimetite var. Campylite
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells
Cumberland, Cumbria, England
6.6 x 2.7 x 2.1 CM (cabinet)
price: $950
Spring 23
Esthetic, classic and unusual British "Campylite" from the vintage locality of Dry Gill. Well-crystalized Mimetites are clustered on a dark gossan cast that is hollow on one side. Especially intriguing is the outside facing half of the crystals are a dark olive green but the inner half are reddish orange. In excellent condition, this is the type of Mimetite that made this small mine world famous. Ex Hitchings collection, obtained by trade in England in the 1970 era but almost certainly a far older specimen from the golden years at the mine. This site began formal working in 1846 and operations ceased in 1869. While the mine produced best in those years there have been some good pieces collected about a half century ago as well.
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Mimetite var. Campylite
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells
Cumberland, Cumbria, England
6.6 x 2.7 x 2.1 CM (cabinet)
price: $950
Spring 23
Esthetic, classic and unusual British "Campylite" from the vintage locality of Dry Gill. Well-crystalized Mimetites are clustered on a dark gossan cast that is hollow on one side. Especially intriguing is the outside facing half of the crystals are a dark olive green but the inner half are reddish orange. In excellent condition, this is the type of Mimetite that made this small mine world famous. Ex Hitchings collection, obtained by trade in England in the 1970 era but almost certainly a far older specimen from the golden years at the mine. This site began formal working in 1846 and operations ceased in 1869. While the mine produced best in those years there have been some good pieces collected about a half century ago as well.
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