Mimetite from UK, England, Dry Gill Mine - image 1
Mimetite from UK, England, Dry Gill Mine - image 2

Mimetite from UK, England, Dry Gill Mine

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Jared Draut
Jared Draut
Mesa, Arizona
0 for sale·Member since 2025

A stunning example of lustrous curved orange campylite crystals on a contrasting black matrix of black manganese oxide matrix. (Dan Zellner)

Product details

Species
MimetiteAbout Mimetite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.6 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Added on02/17/2026
Locality
UK, England, Dry Gill MineRegional guide →
RepairsNone

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
06/2025Jared DrautNot disclosed
I Acquired this Specimen from Dan Zellner of Dan Z Rockshop
1972Lindsay GreenbankNot disclosed
It was collected by Lindsay Greenbank in 1972 from the day rise, just above the top level of the Dry Gill mine. Even though Kristalles label says it was repaired Dan Zellener looked at it under a microscope and said it was not repaired
—KristalleNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

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Mimetite
Mineral guide
Learn about Mimetite
lead arsenate chloride crystals from canary yellow to orange; hexagonal prisms and campylite forms showcase color, variety, and localities.
Mimetite
Regional guide
Mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, England
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells — famed for Campylite (Mimetite) crystals in green, yellow, or toffee brown, notable UK locality prized by collectors.