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mimetite
[ mim-i-tahyt, mahy-mi- ]
noun
- a mineral, lead chloroarsenate, Pb 5 As 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in yellow to brown prismatic crystals or globular masses: a minor ore of lead.
mimetite
/ ˈmaɪmɪ-; ˈmɪmɪˌtaɪt /
noun
- a rare secondary mineral consisting of a chloride and arsenate of lead in the form of white or yellowish needle-like hexagonal crystals. Formula: Pb 5 Cl(AsO 4 ) 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mimetite1
C19: from German, from Greek ³¾¾±³¾Å§³Ùŧ²õ imitator (of pyromorphite)
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Don’t miss the basement where the University of Arizona Mineral Museum houses fantastically colorful rocks with names like Variscite and Mimetite, as well as pieces of meteors.
From
Hedyphane, hed′i-fÄn, n. a colourless mimetite, containing calcium: a variety of green lead ore.
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