Mimetite (Var: Campylite), Quartz
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A CLASSIC, OLD-TIME and showy English specimen of discrete and clustered campylite crystals on superbly contrasting oxide-coated quartz matrix. Campylite is the old English name for barrel-shaped mimetite crystals. The gemmy to opaque, yellow-orange crystals reach 1.2 cm. Campylites of this quality are from the famous Dry Gill Mine at Caldbeck Fells and probably date from the 1840s to 1870s. This historic old-timer comes from an old European collection, where everything dates to the 1800s. This whole collection had myriad old materials, though I cannot name the owner, and was well known in Europe. Accompanied by an old faded German label.
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| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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