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Mimetite from
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite208
- var Cobalt-bearing Calcite3
Wulfenite52
Hemimorphite30
Goethite16
Fluorite11
Dolomite5
Plattnerite5
Hematite5
Limonite4
Smithsonite3
Quartz3
Marcasite2
Galena2
Cerussite2
Baryte1
Gypsum1
Jarosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (142 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7721
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7721:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Mimetite in this Region
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
San Toy Mine, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Buena Tierra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Santo Domingo Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
1.6km (1.0 miles) Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.9km (1.2 miles) Buena Tierra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.9km (1.2 miles) Santo Domingo Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.9km (1.2 miles) Inglaterra Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.3km (4.5 miles) San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
91.3km (56.7 miles) Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
91.4km (56.8 miles) Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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