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Mimetite

Tucson 2018
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Pingtouling Mine, Liannan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
8 × 13.9 × 4.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
546.00gr
Description

Significant cabinet of yellow-orange mimetite from this classic Chinese locality. Crystals are hexagonal barrels with great lustre and exceptional transparency, especially the orange individuals. As an addition, the crystals well contrast with the dark oxides that cover most of the matrix. On a similar paragenesis (Thai locality) the dark material turned out being cèsarolite, although this one was not analysed.

A great display specimen, very colorful and in great conditions. Fresh from Tucson 2018!

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

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