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Mimetite On Quartz

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Mimetite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 5 × 4.2 cm
Description

A nice example of the botryoidal green mimetite from Ojuela Mine. This specimen is rich with massive quartz, most of which is stained by the surrounding limonite. This makes for an interesting visual pairing with the dark green mimetite and the rust red matrix upon which it sits. The mimetite is almost velvet in texture, adding to the specimen's appeal.  Largest mimetite cluster measures 10 x 12 MM.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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