Mimetite

Item Description

A rarely seen big cabinet (nearly large cabinet-sized) specimen of these beautiful yellow Mimetite specimens from Thailand that date back to the 1990s. When these distinctive Mimetite first appeared on the market, they were immediately regarded as some of the most striking examples of the species that anybody had seen outside of Tsumeb in terms of the bright yellow color, razor-sharp crystals and brilliant luster. Some of the crystals from this locality (which was referred to as "Hat Mai" for years). This particular specimen is distinctive not just for the reason that it's larger than the VAST majority of pieces ever found at this locality, but the crystals formed on Quartz matrix, which in my experience is quite rare. The specimen hosts dozens of sharp, well-formed, lustrous, ine yellow color hexagonal prismatic crystals measuring up to 3 mm on the aforementioned Quartz matrix. A handful of the crystals are incomplete, but most of them are in excellent condition and look beautiful up close. This particular speicmen comes from the collection of Gail Dunning, and her original wooden display base accompanies the piece.