Mimetite

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A brilliantly lustrous thumbnail of fiery orange Mimetite crystals to 1 cm from finds at the Pingtouling lead-zinc mine in 2003-2004. A small mound of scintillating Mimetite crystals completely make up this gorgeous piece and crystals range in color from bright fiery orange to smoky orange creating a sensational variation of color. The crystals are gemmy to translucent which makes it just glow and also makes it stand out among many other pieces from the finds here. The Mimetites are all perfect, tabular to slightly elongate hexagons from from 2 mm to 1 cm and are in absolutely excellent condition. A spectacular and colorful piece with crystals of good size and color from a now defunct locality. These specimens have not been seen in over two decades and this is a CHOICE large thumbnail or small miniature specimen, put away decades ago in a stash by Steve Smale, who bought a number of them at the time they came out based on color and quality of condition. We have not seen or had but a handful of these since that time.