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Mimetite var. Campylite (old classic) ex Whitmore Coll. 
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Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Starting Time:1/14/2010 06:30:00 PM(CST)
- Ending Time:1/21/2010 06:30:00 PM(CST)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:9.0 x 7.4 x 5.0 cm
- Size Description:Small Cabinet
Description:A superb, old-time, mimetite variety campylite specimen from the historic Dry Gill Mine of Cumbria. Lustrous, olive-green, curved barrel-shaped mimetite prisms (campylite) richly and thickly cover the undulating matrix of milky quartz.The coverage is about the most i have seen on one specimen! A bit of bruising is noted on lower part of the specimen, but is a very modest detraction for such an important old-timer in this size range (few large pieces turn up on the market). Dry Gill was active as an ore producer from 1830-1869. Fine pieces were recovered in recent times, but this is definitely a 19th century piece. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection. Valued at $1500.
