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Mimetite

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An exquisite thumbnail specimen featuring colour-zoned, opaque orange, to translucent pastel yellow to cream prismatic hexagonal Mimetite crystals, measuring to 8mm in length, and displaying sloping, almost pyramidal terminations, for which Tsumeb mine is so famous for. The crystals sit beautifully, almost sculpturally, upon a grey black-black Mn/Fe oxide matrix.

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Species
MimetiteAbout Mimetite →
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions1.8 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
07/2026Unknown Owner$900.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Mimetite
Mineral guide
Learn about Mimetite
lead arsenate chloride crystals from canary yellow to orange; hexagonal prisms and campylite forms showcase color, variety, and localities.
Mimetite
Regional guide
Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Tsumeb mimetite — glassy, transparent hexagonal prisms with sharp terminations; renowned paragenesis with smithsonite, cerussite, wulfenite; a benchmark locali…