Mimetite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Mimetite
Formula:
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Colour:
Pale-yellow, yellowish-brown, orangish-yellow, orangish-red, red, green, white, colorless; colourless or faintly tinted in transmitted light.
Lustre:
Sub-Adamantine, Resinous
Hardness:
3½ - 4
Specific Gravity:
7.24
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Member of:
Name:
Named in 1835 by François Sulpice Beudant from the Greek μϊμητής for "imitator," in allusion to its resemblance to pyromorphite.
Polymorph of:
Isostructural with:
Apatite Group.
Apatite Supergroup.
Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series, Mimetite-Vanadinite Series, Hedyphane-Mimetite Series.
The arsenate analogue of Pyromorphite and Vanadinite.
The Pb5 analogue of Hedyphane.
The hexagonal polymorph of Mimetite-M and Mimetite-2M.
The Cl analogue of Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite).
Baker (1966) showed by synthesis that there is a complete series between mimetite, pyromorphite and vanadinite.
A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zones of lead deposits. Usually found as small hexagonal prisms, often plain but may be modified, sprinkled on the matrix thinly to thickly. Its colour is quite variable, ranging from pale yellow to yellowish-brown to orange-yellow to orange-red, brownish, greenish, white and colorless.
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Apatite Supergroup.
Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series, Mimetite-Vanadinite Series, Hedyphane-Mimetite Series.
The arsenate analogue of Pyromorphite and Vanadinite.
The Pb5 analogue of Hedyphane.
The hexagonal polymorph of Mimetite-M and Mimetite-2M.
The Cl analogue of Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite).
Baker (1966) showed by synthesis that there is a complete series between mimetite, pyromorphite and vanadinite.
A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zones of lead deposits. Usually found as small hexagonal prisms, often plain but may be modified, sprinkled on the matrix thinly to thickly. Its colour is quite variable, ranging from pale yellow to yellowish-brown to orange-yellow to orange-red, brownish, greenish, white and colorless.
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Mindat ID:
2714
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2714:0
Similar Names
| Mimesite | A synonym of 'Mimosite' | |
| Mimetite-2M | ||
| Mimetite-M | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | |
| Simetite | A variety of 'Amber' | C10H16O + (H2S) |
IMA Classification of Mimetite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Pb2+5(As5+O4)3Cl
Classification of Mimetite
8.BN.05
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1
Dana 7th ed.:
41.8.4.2
41.8.4.2
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : A5(XO4)3Zq
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : A5(XO4)3Zq
22.2.10
22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
2 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with chloride
22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
2 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with chloride
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Mim | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
| Mim | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Pronunciation of Mimetite
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Mimetite
Sub-Adamantine, Resinous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Pale-yellow, yellowish-brown, orangish-yellow, orangish-red, red, green, white, colorless; colourless or faintly tinted in transmitted light.
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3½ - 4 on Mohs scale
Hardness Data:
Measured
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
In traces on {1011}.
In traces on {1011}.
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
7.24 g/cm3 (Measured) 7.26 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Mimetite
Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 2.147 nε = 2.128
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.019
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised
light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive
index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral
colouration.
In focus
Interference Figure:
This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic
(convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis
centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the
same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.
For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.
For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
Visible in tinted material in transmitted light.
Comments:
May be anomalously biaxial - . Sectored
Chemistry of Mimetite
Mindat Formula:
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Ca,F,Cr,V
Crystallography of Mimetite
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6/m - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
P63/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.250(2) Å, c = 7.454(1) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.727
Unit Cell V:
678.22 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Morphology:
Typically in simple prisms [0001], barrel-shaped, showing {1010} and {1000}; also equant, rarely tabular {0001}, or pyramidal. Frequently as rounded, barrel-shaped forms; spindle-shaped, or with cavernous basal terminations; globular, stalactic, reniform and granular. Branching groups of prismatic crystals in sub-parallel position, tapering down to a point. Acicular at times.
Twinning:
Very rarely on {1122}.
Comment:
On synthetic material.
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0020251 | Mimetite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Pingtouling mine, Guangdong, China | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020250 | Mimetite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Pingtouling mine, Guangdong, China | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005265 | Mimetite | Yongshan D, Hughes J M, Moore P B (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl The Canadian Mineralogist 29 369-376 |  | 1991 | Johanngeorgenstat, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany | 0 | 293 |
| 0005264 | Mimetite | Yongshan D, Hughes J M, Moore P B (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl The Canadian Mineralogist 29 369-376 | | 1991 | Durango, Mexico | 0 | 293 |
| 0020489 | Mimetite | Sokolova E V, Egorov-Tismenko Y K (1982) Study of crystalline structures of rare arsentates: duftite and mimetite Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta Geologiya 37 50-56 | 1982 | Cassiterite-sulfide field, Festivalnyi, East Siberia, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017912 | Mimetite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1010997 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
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Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 4.44 Å | (20) |
| 3.36 Å | (40) |
| 3.06 Å | (100) |
| 3.01 Å | (90) |
| 2.96 Å | (70) |
| 2.11 Å | (30) |
| 1.994 Å | (20) |
| 1.905 Å | (20) |
Comments:
Data given are for synthetic material.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
| 45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates] | |
| 45b : [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals] | |
| 47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] | |
| 47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates] | |
| 47g : [Halogen-bearing surface weathering minerals] |
Geological Setting:
It is a secondary mineral found in the oxidized zones of lead mineral deposits, and in other settings where lead and arsenic occur together.
Type Occurrence of Mimetite
Synonyms of Mimetite
Other Language Names for Mimetite
Basque:Mimetita
Catalan:Mimetita
Dutch:Mimetiet
German:Mimetesit
Arsenikalisches Bleyerz
Arsenikbleispath
Arsensaures Blei
Bleiarsenapatit
Flockenerz
Gorlandit
Mimetit
Mimtesit
Traubenblei
Arsenikalisches Bleyerz
Arsenikbleispath
Arsensaures Blei
Bleiarsenapatit
Flockenerz
Gorlandit
Mimetit
Mimtesit
Traubenblei
Italian:Mimetite
Latin:Minera plumbi Viridis (of Wallerius)
Plumbum arsenico mineralisatum
Minera plumbi viridis (in part)
Plumbum arsenico mineralisatum
Minera plumbi viridis (in part)
Polish:Mimetezyt
Portuguese:Mimetite
Russian:Миметизит
Simplified Chinese:砷铅矿
Traditional Chinese:砷鉛礦
Ukrainian:Міметезит
Varieties of Mimetite
| Bellite | Initially thought to be a supposed arsenate-chromate of lead associated with crocoite and mimetite (Magnet Mine, Tasmania). An uncredited chemical analysis mentioned in passing suggested a mixture of crocoite, mimetite and quartz. It has also been suggest... |
| Calcium-bearing Mimetite | A calcium-bearing Mimetite, with calcium substituting for lead. |
| Campylite | A variety of mimetite forming barrel-shaped crystals. |
| Chromium-bearing Mimetite | A bright red, chromium-bearing variety of mimetite. See also bellite. |
| Prixite | Said to be a hydrous arsenate of lead [Leymerie, 1859, Cours Min. 2:284], it is probably Mimetite. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"] Originally reported from Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. |
| Vanadium-bearing Mimetite | A vanadium-bearing variety of mimetite. Vanadium-dominant material is vanadinite. |
Relationship of Mimetite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Apatite Group:
| Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Apatite' | Ca5(PO4)3A | |
| Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluoralforsite | Ba5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
| Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Fluorpyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Hydroxylpyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm |
| Johnbaumite | Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Oxypyromorphite' | Pb10(PO4)6O | |
| Pieczkaite | Mn5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Pliniusite | Ca5(VO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Stronadelphite | Sr5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Svabite | Ca5(AsO4)3F | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Turneaureite | Ca5(AsO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| 'Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite)' | Pb5(AsO4)3(OH) | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 2,791 photos of Mimetite associated with Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| 636 photos of Mimetite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 626 photos of Mimetite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 402 photos of Mimetite associated with Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| 362 photos of Mimetite associated with Fluorite | CaF2 |
| 346 photos of Mimetite associated with Baryte | BaSO4 |
| 257 photos of Mimetite associated with Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| 243 photos of Mimetite associated with Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| 241 photos of Mimetite associated with Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| 237 photos of Mimetite associated with Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 8.BN. | Fluoralforsite | Ba5(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN. | Aradite | BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F |
| 8.BN. | Magganasite | CuFe3+3O(AsO4)3 |
| 8.BN. | Fluorpyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN. | Fluorsigaiite | Ca2Sr3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Pieczkaite | Mn5(PO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Fluorcaphite | SrCaCa3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Hydroxylhedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH) |
| 8.BN.05 | 'Mimetite-M' | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Johnbaumite | Ca5(AsO4)3(OH) |
| 8.BN.05 | Pliniusite | Ca5(VO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | 'Hydroxylapatite-M' | Ca5(PO4)3OH |
| 8.BN.05 | Hydroxylpyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3(OH) |
| 8.BN.05 | Miyahisaite | (Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Carlgieseckeite-(Nd) | NaNdCa3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Belovite-(Ce) | NaCeSr3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Kuannersuite-(Ce) | NaCeBa3(PO4)3F0.5Cl0.5 |
| 8.BN.05 | Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | 'Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite)' | Pb5(AsO4)3(OH) |
| 8.BN.05 | Stronadelphite | Sr5(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Parafiniukite | Ca2Mn3(PO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 va | 'Germanate-pyromorphite' | Pb5(PO4)2GeO4 |
| 8.BN.05 | Belovite-(La) | NaLaSr3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Fluorphosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Fluorstrophite | SrCaSr3(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.05 | Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| 8.BN.05 | 'Johnbaumite-M' | Ca5(AsO4)3OH |
| 8.BN.05 | Phosphohedyphane | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Turneaureite | Ca5(AsO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Morelandite | Ca2Ba3(AsO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | 'Oxypyromorphite' | Pb10(PO4)6O |
| 8.BN.05 | Deloneite | (Na0.5REE0.25Ca0.25)(Ca0.75REE0.25)Sr1.5(CaNa0.25REE0.25)(PO4)3F0.5(OH)0.5 |
| 8.BN.05 | Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Vanackerite | Pb4Cd(AsO4)3Cl |
| 8.BN.05 | Svabite | Ca5(AsO4)3F |
| 8.BN.10 | Arctite | Na2Ca4(PO4)3F |
| 8.BN.10 | Krügerite | BaCa6(SiO4)2[(P0.5S0.5)O4]2F |
| 8.BN.15 | Goryainovite | Ca2(PO4)Cl |
Fluorescence of Mimetite
May fluoresce reddish yellow under SW and LW
Other Information
Electrical:
Piezoelectric.
Notes:
Soluble in HNO3 and KOH.
Forms pseudomorphs after an unknown mineral (Anglesite ?) (Durango, Mexico). Also alters to Bayldonite (Tsumeb).
Forms pseudomorphs after an unknown mineral (Anglesite ?) (Durango, Mexico). Also alters to Bayldonite (Tsumeb).
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Mimetite
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References for Mimetite
Reference List:
Beudant, François-Sulpice (1832) Traité élémentaire de minéralogie. Deuxiéme Edition [Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy. Second Edition] (2nd ed.) Vol. 2 - Tome II [Volume II]. Chez Verdière. p.594
Glocker, Ernst Friedrich (1847) Generum et specierum mineralium, secundum ordines naturales digestorum synopsis, omnium, quotquot adhuc reperta sunt, mineralium nomina complectens [A synopsis of the genera and species of minerals, according to their natural orders, including the names of all the minerals that have yet been discovered.]. Eduardus Anton. 348 pp. p.254 - as Mimetit
Bowman, H. L. (1903) Note on the Refrative Indices of Pyromorphite, Mimetite, and Vanadinite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (62) 324-329 doi:10.1180/minmag.1903.013.62.04
Lacroix, A. (1910) Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies Vol. 4. Library Polytechnique, Paris. p.407 - Bertrand analysis
Baker, W. E. (1966) An x-ray diffraction study of synthetic members of the pyromorphite series. American Mineralogist, 51 (11-12) 1712-1721
Inegbenebor, Adedayo I., Thomas, John H., Williams, Peter A. (1989) The chemical stability of mimetite and distribution coefficients for pyromorphite–mimetite solid-solutions. Mineralogical Magazine, 53 (371) 363-371 doi:10.1180/minmag.1989.053.371.12
Calos, Nicholas J.; Kennard, Colin H. L.; Davis, R. Lindsay (1990) Crystal structure of mimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 191 (1-2). p.125-129. doi:10.1524/zkri.1990.191.1-2.125
Dai, Y., Hughes, J. M., Moore, P. B. (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)Cl. The Canadian Mineralogist, 29 (2) 369-376
Frost, Ray L., Bouzaid, Jocelyne M., Palmer, Sara (2007) The structure of mimetite, arsenian pyromorphite and hedyphane – A Raman spectroscopic study. Polyhedron, 26 (13) 2964-2970 doi:10.1016/j.poly.2007.01.038
Frost, Ray L., Jagannadha Reddy, B., Palmer, Sara J. (2008) The structure of mimetite, arsenian pyromorphite and hedyphane – A near-infrared spectroscopic study. Polyhedron, 27 (6) 1747-1753 doi:10.1016/j.poly.2008.02.008
Baikie, Tom, Ferraris, Cristiano, Klooster, Wim T., Madhavi, S., Pramana, Stevin S., Pring, Allan, Schmidt, G., White, T. J. (2008) Crystal chemistry of mimetite, Pb10(AsO4)6Cl1.48O0.26, and finnemanite, Pb10(AsO3)6Cl2. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 64 (1) 34-41 doi:10.1107/s0108768107066402
Lyalina, L. M., Savchenko, Ye. E., Selivanova, E. A., Zozulya, D. R. (2010) Behoite and mimetite from the Saharjok alkaline intrusion, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 52 (7) 641-645 doi:10.1134/s1075701510070160
Pasero, Marco, Kampf, Anthony R., Ferraris, Cristiano, Pekov, Igor V., Rakovan, John, White, Timothy J. (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22 (2) 163-179 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2022
Bajda, Tomasz (2010) Solubility of mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl at 5 - 55°C. Environmental Chemistry, 7 (3) 268 doi:10.1071/en10021
Flis, Justyna, Manecki, Maciej, Bajda, Tomasz (2011) Solubility of pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl–mimetite Pb5(AsO4)3Cl solid solution series. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75 (7) 1858-1868 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.021
Okudera, H. (2013) Relationships among channel topology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist, 98 (8) 1573-1579 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4417
Localities for Mimetite
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Pingtouling Mine, Liannan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China