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mimetite

[ mim-i-tahyt, mahy-mi- ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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

Origin of mimetite1

1850–55; < Greek ³¾Ä«³¾Å§³Ù ( ḗs ) imitator (equivalent to ³¾Ä«³¾Å§- ( mimesis ) + -³Ùŧ²õ agent suffix) + -ite 1
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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.

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Hedyphane, hed′i-fÄn, n. a colourless mimetite, containing calcium: a variety of green lead ore.

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