6720 - Mimetite

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6720

Mineral Name

Mimetite

Chemical Formula

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Subcollection

Carl ‘64 and Edna S64 Heimowitz
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Associated Minerals
Hemimorphite

This specimen is majority Mimete and contains Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O).

Double, or triple sided specimen. Lustrous translucent yellow Mimetite crystals in botryoidal aggregates of mustard yellow, intermixed with colorless Hemimorphite crystals. The matrix is a dark brown limonitic Quartz. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 123.5 grams. 7 x 6 cm.

Mimete and Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O)

Geographic Origin

Historical Region Name
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango
Original Attributed Locality
Mexico
Durango