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Mimetite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Mimetite | |
| Formula: | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | |
| Comments: | world class samples (extraordinary crystals, according to the "handbook of mineralogy") Plate 55 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017] | |
| Habit: | usually prismatic | |
| Colour: | mainly colorless to yellowish or brownish | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Significance: | Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Smithsonite | 161 | |
| Cerussite | 156 | |
| Malachite | 105 | |
| Calcite | 88 | |
| Dolomite | 81 | |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 1 | |
| Wulfenite | 68 | |
| Quartz | 65 | |
| Willemite | 62 | |
| Cuprite | 59 | |
| - var Chalcotrichite | 1 | |
| Duftite | 56 | |
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia