Specimen #818
Name: Mimetite (var. Bellite)
Type: Micromount
Locality: La Poderosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
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Acquired: 2008-10-05
Source: Simkev Micromounts
Label: N
Comment: Initially thought to be a supposed arsenate-chromate of lead associated with crocoite and mimetite (Magnet Mine, Tasmania). Analysis suggested a mixture of Crocoite, Mimetite and Quartz. It has also been suggested to be a 10:1 mixture of Cerussite and Crocoite. Discredited in 1993 and stated to be a Chromian Mimetite.
Minerals: Mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl)
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