Mimetite

Mimetite

compound
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

A vivid yellow-orange lead arsenate mineral prized by collectors

Collectors prize mimetite for its vivid honey-yellow barrel-shaped crystals found in oxidised lead ore deposits.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

White

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityMimetite — P6₃/m
FormulaPb5(AsO4)3Cl
Crystal systemhexagonal
Space groupP 63/m
Lattice (a, b, c) Å10.211, 10.211, 7.4185
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 120
Density (g/cm³)7.378

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)