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Answer for the clue "Mineral made from two-item compound? ", 8 letters:
mimetite

Word definitions for mimetite in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) An arsenate mineral which forms in lead deposits, usually by the oxidation of galena and arsenopyrite.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mimetite , whose name derives from the Greek Μιμητής mimetes , meaning "imitator", is a lead arsenate chloride mineral (Pb(AsO)Cl) which forms as a secondary mineral in lead deposits, usually by the oxidation of galena and arsenopyrite . The name is a reference ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mimetite \Mim"e*tite\, n. [Gr. ? an imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.