Mimetite (excellent - rare large xls from locale) ex Conklin Coll.

Item Description

This small abandoned Cu-Pb-Zn-Au mine has produced outstanding mimetite specimens and this is a very fine small cabinet example. An impressive 1.9 cm, sharp, tabular, hexagonal, translucent crystal with sharp beveled edges and waxy luster cream-yellow color is aesthetically set on matrix and is nicely accented with smaller crystals. These came out between 1977 and 1979. Moore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries, 2016, states on Page 131: "The Mount Bonnie mine is surely one of the world's top localities for mimetite, and specimens are seldom available; all extant ones should be cherished." Very high praise! valued $1000-1200. Ex Larry Conklin Collection.