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Mimetite from
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite3
Kaolinite3
Linarite1
Quartz1
Ktenasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309459
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309459:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Blackwood opencut, MMM Mine, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) Central Mine (Block 9; ML 9), Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) No. 3 Lens (No. 3 lead lens), Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) Kintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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