4.8" Red Orange MIMETITE Sharp, Lustrous Crystals on Matrix China for sale

  • $37.50$125.00
  • Product Code: EB0814MIMCH4
  • Availability: In Stock

Here is a fabulous specimen of beautiful red orange MIMETITE from the Pingtouling Mine, Sanjiang, Lianan, Guangdong, China. Mimetite is a minor ore of lead, and in this case the mineral is colored a nice rich reddish orange color, and the crystals are sharply terminated. I acquired this fine specimen at the Tucson Gem, Rock & Mineral Show from a Chinese wholesale dealer who went to business school the same year I did. This locality was written up in an issue of Rocks & Minerals magazine. The excellent article gave some sad news: no new material has come out of the mine since 2003, and the miners say they have worked out the oxidized zone that produced the crystallized mimetite.

Specifications
Location Guangdong, China
Size 4.8" x 2.8" x 2.3"
Suggested Stand Medium 2αΊ„" Peg Stand