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Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France
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A variety of Mimetite

Said to be a hydrous arsenate of lead [Leymerie, 1859, Cours Min. 2:284], it is probably Mimetite. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
Originally reported from Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Beuvray, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France.

Classification of Prixite

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Other Names for Prixite

Other Languages:
German:Prixit
Spanish:Prixita

Other Information

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References for Prixite

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Leymerie, 1859, Cours Min. 2:284.

Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index".

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    		Y. Laurent, J. Lougnon, R. Pierrot, H.J. Schubnel : "La Crocoïte de Nontron (Dordogne) et les Minéraux Associés", Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Cristallogr., 1967, XC, N°3, 377-382
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