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Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Adami #2 Mine, Plaka, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

Good example of yellow mimetite from Lavrion. Please keep in mind that the matrix is brittle and it needs somewhat careful handling.

Mineral Data
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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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