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

October 20, 2023 Steve Australasia Australia 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 mimetite on a small amount of gossan. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 45 images.

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Tags: Mimetite

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