2521 Mimetite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania

From the mine best known for its crocoite comes a rarer occurrence, zoned mimetite crystals. There are interesting rounded surface features too. Probably where the mimetite was attached to ferro-manganese oxides. Hexagonal prisms of zoned … Continue reading 2521 Mimetite, Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania