Lustrous Mimetite



Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
System:Hexagonal
Colour:Pale-yellow, ...
Lustre:Sub-Adamantine, Resinous
Hardness:3½ - 4

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Locality: San Pedro Corralitos, Municipio de Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
Size: 5.7 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm.
A fine mimetite from the late 1960s find at San Pedro Corralitos, Mexico. Lustrous, translucent, yellow-orange botryoids totally cover the thin, sturdy, curved, gossan matrix. Nearly pristine. Highly representative, classic material from this one-time-only find in 1968. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection.



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