Mimetite from Yanga Koubenza quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo - image 1
Photo by Laszlo Kupi Fine Mineral Photography

Mimetite from Yanga Koubenza quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo

From Tomasz Praszkier's find in 2024

Photo by László Kupi

Product details

SpeciesMimetite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Added on06/08/2026
LocalityRepublic of the Congo, Bouenza Department, Yanga Koubenza quarries
Current owner
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David Lucas
Member since 2025

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lead arsenate chloride crystals from canary yellow to orange; hexagonal prisms and campylite forms showcase color, variety, and localities.
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Yanga Koubenza quarries
Yanga Koubenza quarries, Republic of the Congo - rising modern secondary-mineral locality prized for blue smithsonite, aurichalcite, and mimetite bonanza.