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Mimetite

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Description
Locality: 
Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm
Description

Unusual brown and well developed heagonal crystals of Mimetite on gossan matrix. The crystals are sharp edged, highly lustrous and almost lucent. Mimetites from Johanngeorgenstadt are among the most sought-after species of the Erzgebirge region. The mining in Johanngeorgenstadt started in the 17th century for iron and silver and ended in modern times as an uranium mine in 1958.

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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