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Mineral made from two-item compound?
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mimetite
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Wiktionary
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n. (context mineralogy English) An arsenate mineral which forms in lead deposits, usually by the oxidation of galena and arsenopyrite.
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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.