3.2" Mimetite Crystal Cluster - Congo

This is a cluster of mimetite crystals that was collected from M'fouati in the Bouenza Department of the Republic of the Congo. It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Mimetite is a lead chloro-arsenate mineral with the chemical formula of Pb5(AsO4)3Cl. Depending on conditions during formation/replacement, arsenate radicals (As04) can be replaced by a phosphate (PO4) or vanadate (VO4) radical. This alteration is what leads to the formation of pyromorphite and vanadinite, hence why they are typically found associated with each other. Often red to yellow in color, mimetite can occur in a variety of structures, from small prismatic clusters and crusts to incredible hexagonal crystals both thick and thin.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Mimetite
LOCATION
M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
SIZE
3.2 x 1.7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#148486