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Mimetite

ex collection Aidara
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Description
Locality: 
Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 8.2 × 3 cm
Description

Very rich specimen with hundreds of blocky, beige mimetite crystals. Rare material, seldom offered. Collecting is nowadays strictly forbiden on Sardinia.

Mineral Data
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Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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