Mimetite on cobaltoan
dolomite
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex-Odentaal Collection
Sample size: 4.2 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
This specimen is covered with lustrous crystals of arsenian rich mimetite to
0.4 cm across. The crystals are tabular in form and terminated with simple
pinacoids.
Origin: Pingtouling Mine, Liannan, Sanjiang County, Guandong, China
Sample size: 9.1 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
Origin: San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.1cm
Mimetite on
calcite
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia,
Ex-Roebling & US National Museum Collections
Sample size: 13 x 11.5 x 4.5 cm
Origin: Congresso Mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 4.4 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm
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