Mimetite

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:associatedMinerals gptkb:hemimorphite
gptkb:mottramite
anglesite
cerussite
descloizite
pyromorphite
smithsonite
vanadinite
wulfenite
adamine
gptkbp:category arsenate mineral
gptkbp:chemicalFormula Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
gptkbp:cleavage imperfect
gptkbp:color gptkb:orange
brown
green
yellow
gptkbp:crystalSystem hexagonal
gptkbp:Dana_classification 41.05.01.03
gptkbp:diaphaneity transparent to translucent
gptkbp:event oxidized zones of lead deposits
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1832
gptkbp:fracture subconchoidal
gptkbp:habit prismatic crystals
massive
botryoidal
globular aggregates
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 3.5–4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mimetite
gptkbp:IMA_symbol Mmt
gptkbp:location Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany
gptkbp:luster resinous
adamantine
gptkbp:namedAfter mimicry of pyromorphite
gptkbp:radioactive non-radioactive
gptkbp:relatedGroup apatite group
gptkbp:solubility soluble in nitric acid
gptkbp:specificGravity 7.1–7.25
gptkbp:streak white
gptkbp:Strunz_classification 8.BN.05
gptkbp:symmetry P63/m
gptkbp:tenacity brittle
gptkbp:transparency translucent
transparent
gptkbp:uses collector's mineral
ore of lead
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wulfenite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7