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Mimetite

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Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Guatomo Mine (Hat Yai), Tham Thalu, Yala Province, Thailand
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.2 × 12.5 × 4 cm
Description

Bright yellow prismatic, elongated Mimetite crystals overgrown on blue iridescent Phillipsbornite, which gives a nice contrast to the piece.
Very rich piece, from a one-time-find some years ago, these pieces have disappeared from the market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.