Mimetite & Willemite (fluorescent) on Goethite stalactites

M'fouati, Bouenza Dept., Republic of Congo
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 10/15/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/22/2015 6:31:50 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A super nifty and rare combination from the less well-known Pb-Zn-Cu mining district, known primarily for huge wulfenite crystals. Two intergrown, rust-red goethite stalactites are festooned with tiny, sparkly, sharp, gemmy, tan willemite crystals, which in turn, are richly peppered with starkly contrasting spherical aggregates of lustrous, translucent, straw-yellow mimetite crystal! On top of that, the willemites have dual fluorescence under UV light, whitish-green under SW and straw-yellow under LW! Outstanding and rare 360-degree combination material from this locale.

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