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Mimetite

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Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Pingtouling Mine, Liannan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 3.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

These bright orange mimetites caused a huge stir when they were discovered in China a few years back (they are long since mined out).  The luster and color is out-standing for the mineral. The contrast to black and dark brown matrix is gorgeous. This material is very hard to obtain in our days - and specimen in this quality and condition are high valued on the market. No significant damages to report.

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