Mimetite var. Campyllite on Quartz (Dennis Mullane Coll.)

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
Cabinet, 12.4 x 9.2 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 07/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/07/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A classic, rich and showy CABINET specimen of lustrous, curved, honey-brown barrels of mimetite variety campylite festooned on sculptural quartz matrix from the historic Dry Gill Mine of Cumbria, England. Ex Dennis Mullane Collection and comes with a Compton Rock label dating from 1949-56. This is rare, old large material and of a great color. $3 was not cheap in those days.

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