4463 - Mimetite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Langban
Sweden

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4463

Mineral Name

Mimetite

Chemical Formula

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Associated Minerals
Hedyphane
Specimen Number
006

Type locality for hedyphane. Fluoresces bright red under SWUV

Yellow grains with massive white hedyphane

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Langban, Sweden

Locality Lat/Long

59.8536073, 14.2630756

Mining District

Långban Ore District
Historical Region Name
Värmland
Original Attributed Locality
Sweden
Langban
Geographic Features
Scandinavian Mountains