| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Mimetite |
| Formula: | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Comments: | Associated with arsenopyrite. Contains trace amounts of Fe and Ca. |
| Habit: | acicular crystals up to 300µm, often in fibroradiating groups |
| Colour: | colourless to whitish |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mimetite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 70426 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:70426:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 668cbb1c-7f4e-40e4-9f05-8bc5900551b4 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite |
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| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘHourt quarry, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 27.6km (17.2 miles) | ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| 54.0km (33.5 miles) | ⓘCopper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 59.5km (37.0 miles) | ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 60.7km (37.7 miles) | ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 62.7km (38.9 miles) | ⓘGottessegen open pit, Griesberg, Kommern, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| References |
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Hatert, F., Blondiau, M., Dehove, J., Fransolet, A-M. (1998) Les minéraux secondaires en relation avec les sulfures de la region de Vielsalm, Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royal des Sciences de Liège, 67(6), 281-289. |
