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Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
11.50gr
Description

This is an excellent yellow-brownish thumbnail of Mimetesite from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. The well-defined elongated crystals show a great luster.

I can not find any significant damage, it is simply in excellent condition.

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