An incredible example of mimetite from Cornwall!!! This specimen is the second one of two that we acquired in the Peppis collection!!! This is an OLD specimen, dating to the
19th century!!! This specimen consists of a multi-hued group of botryoidal mimetite
crystals!!! The crystals have a wonderful reddish orange color that appears to be
selectively shaded from light to dark across the botryoidal forms!!! This specimen is
surprisingly heavy and very dense!!! On the side of the specimen you can see that some
of the botryoidal forms have an inner core of rich orange followed by an outer layer of
yellowish white to nearly white and then, ultimately, the outer color of multi-hued
reds!!! On the underside of the crystal, there are some isolated individual crystals as
well!!! Upon close inspection, one can clearly see sharp crystallization on these
crystals!!! This specimen is simply incredible in person!!! The pics hardly do it
justice!!! This specimen is from the Albert Peppis Collection and retains his original label - detailed information about both him and the collection are on our
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