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Definition of Mimetite

Mimetite
Mimetite Mim"e*tite, n. [Gr. ? an imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.

Meaning of Mimetite from wikipedia

- Mimetite is a lead ****nate chloride mineral (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl) which forms as a secondary mineral in lead deposits, usually by the oxidation of galena and...
- Cyrilovite Varieties that are not valid species: Campylite (variety of mimetite) Carbonado (variety of diamond) Carnelian (variety of quartz) Cementite...
- Campylite is a variety of the lead ****nate mineral mimetite which received the name from the Gr**** 'kampylos'- bent, on account of the barrel-shaped bend...
- mine fires. It is ****ociated with cerussite, galena, litharge, m****icot, mimetite, native lead, and wulfenite. It occurs in relatively small amounts throughout...
- credit: Yevgeny Khaldei for T****; restored by Adam Cuerden Recently featured: Euthrix potatoria Mimetite Mount Whymper Archive More featured pictures...
- a close resemblance physically and chemically with two other minerals: mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl) and vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl). The resemblance in external...
- Marcasite Meliphanite Mellite Mesolite Microcline Microlite Milarite Millerite Mimetite Mo****te Mordenite Mottramite Muscovite Fuchsite (var.) Musgravite Nambulite...
- vanadium is leached from wall-rock silicates. ****ociated minerals include mimetite, pyromorphite, descloizite, mottramite, wulfenite, cerussite, anglesite...
- mimetite cover a tennantite matrix, they create a rounded, matte white concretion. When a dolostone core is covered with plumbojarosite and mimetite,...
- lead-bearing veins. ****ociated minerals include dioptase, fornacite, wulfenite, mimetite, cerussite and diaboleite. It was first described in 1970 for an occurrence...