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Mimetite

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Locality: 
Adami #2 Mine, Plaka, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

We have seen a recent find of yellow mimetites from Greece that impressed many collectors. The truth is that the recent yellow mimetite is mostly garbage because they are extremelly fragile, have no luster, have no crystals and they are a thin, brittle crust. This old timer though hosts dozens of crystallized spherical aggregates of mimetite with an excellent luster.

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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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