Mimetite
- Lead Arsenate Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mimetite is from a World Class Chinese Location as
seen in The Mineralogical Record. The locality is near Bapu, Guangdong Province in
The Peoples Republic of China. The crystals
are nothing short of spectacular. This is our comprehensive range of the highest
quality.
Mimetite
B-02: 40 x 27 x 20mm
US$575-
Bright orange
extremely lustrous and gemmy crystals to 8x6x6mm are concentrated on a dark manganiferous
coated siltstone fragment. Colour is vibrant
saturated orange and crystals are extremely sharp. |
Mimetite B-03: 45 x 30 x 20mm US$600-
Bright orange
extremely lustrous and gemmy crystals to 8x7x6mm, crystals are extremely sharp. Colour is
vibrant saturated orange, as for B-02 and crystals occur as a mass on ferruginous
siltstone matrix. |
Mimetite B-04: 37 x 30 x 24mm US$450-
Bright
yellow-orange gemmy transparent crystals to 7x6x5mm occur as a mass on ferruginous
siltstone. Crystals exhibit excellent lustre
and hexagonal habit. |
Mimetite B-05: 50 x 45 x 25mm US$550-
Bright
translucent to gemmy marigold yellow crystals to 10x7x5mm. Crystals occur as masses on
weathered ferruginous siltstone. Larger
crystals display fine striations parallel to c-axis, which impart a silky lustre. More transparent, smaller crystals show a high
lustre. |
Mimetite B-07: 48 x 45 x 24mm US$425-
Butterscotch yellow-brown euhedral
and very lustrous crystals to 8x6x6mm occur as masses on ferruginous siltstone. Colour not as bright as other specimens, but
displays excellent crystal form and large average crystal size. |
 Mimetite B-08: 90 x 55 x 37mm US$1,200-
Two photos show the bright gemmy
marigold yellow, highly lustrous crystals to 6x4x3mm, as dense growths across ferruginous
siltstone with variable manganese coatings. Larger
crystals occur as erect sceptre like crystals. |
Mimetite B-09: 50 x 40 x 35mm US$325-
Bright orange
crystals to 5x2x2mm occur as masses, covering the upper portion of this specimen. Colour saturation and lustre are strongly
developed. |
Mimetite B-10: 38 x 35 x 22mm US$225-
Bright orange crystal masses
to 8x5x5mm occur as overgrowths on single larger crystals.
Lustre is excellent, particularly on larger crystals partly concealed by
smaller mimetite growths. |
Mimetite B-11: 80 x 55 x 45mm US$450-
Bright marigold yellow, lustrous,
gemmy crystals to 8x6x5mm scattered across manganese coatings on ferruginous siltstone. Occasionally crystals show striations parallel to
c-axis and have silky lustre. |
Mimetite B-12: 58 x 45 x 30mm US$330-
Butterscotch
yellow-brown crystals to 8x8x10mm occur as lustrous well-formed hexagonal crystals on
iron-rich siltstone matrix. The largest
crystals have well defined sceptred bases. |
Mimetite B-13: 85 x 85 x 40mm US$450-
Bright
translucent marigold yellow crystals to 7x4x4mm are scattered evenly over a dark
manganiferous coating on weathered siltstone. |
Mimetite B-14: 95 x 45 x 35mm US$500-
Bright orange
gemmy crystals to 7x6x7mm are sparsely scattered across dark manganiferous and ferrous
coatings on siltstone. Crystals are both
sceptred and prismatic and some crystals are completely transparent orange-yellow. Lustre is excellent. |
Mimetite B-15: 43 x 25 x 24mm US$110-
Deep gemmy and
highly lustrous orange-yellow crystals up to 12x5x5mm occur on weathered, manganiferous
and weakly ferruginous siltstone. |
Picture to be posted soon!
Mimetite
B-06: 60 x 35 x 30mm
US$475-
Bright
translucent marigold yellow-orange crystals to 6x6x5mm are scattered liberally and
attractively across ferruginous siltstone matrix. Localised
manganese staining increases contrast on the specimen. |
Dont
miss out on one of these pieces, the supply will eventually run out from The Peoples
Republic of China.
A
number of well formed Mimetite Thumbnail Crystal Specimens are US$139- each, from China (M1
& M3) and Australia (M2 & M4)