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Mimetite / Wulfenite on Goethite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
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Classification
Mineral
Tags
Combination
Origin Location
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description
Yellow / red wulfenite & green mimetite on black botryoidal goethite matrix.
Luster
Vitreous
Luster (Groundmass)
Not noted, see photo.
Optical Phenomena
Not noted, see photo.
Mineral Group / Note
Lead Arsenate Chloride
Handling
No special handling is required.
Modifications
No modifications.
Size Group
Small Cabinet
Weight
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.
Dimensions
Quantity
1 Specimen
Mineral List
Goethite
: FeO(OH)
iron oxygen hydroxide *
Mimetite
: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
pentalead arsenic oxygen chloride *
Wulfenite
: PbMoO4
lead molybdenum tetroxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
Specimen Analysis
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
Silver
100
DarkOliveGreen
53
DarkOliveGreen
51
Sienna
46
Gray
37
DimGray
32
Gray
29
SaddleBrown
29
DimGray
28
LightSlateGray
28
RosyBrown
26
RosyBrown
19
BurlyWood
16
Peru
15
DarkKhaki
14
Gray
12
DarkSlateGray
12
Silver
12
Thistle
12
Sienna
10
BurlyWood
10
Peru
10
SaddleBrown
8
Bisque
7
SaddleBrown
7
NavajoWhite
5
CadetBlue
5
DarkSalmon
5
SaddleBrown
5
MistyRose
4
FadedRed
3
Khaki
3
Peru
3
Peru
3
SandyBrown
3
SaddleBrown
3
SandyBrown
2
Sienna
2
Silver
2
RosyBrown
2
Khaki
2
Gray
2
DarkSlateGray
2
Firebrick
2
Goldenrod
2
LightPink
1
LightSalmon
1
Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Chalcopyrite / Calcite
Pyromorphite
Calcite var. Dogtooth
Chalcopyrite
Astrophyllite
Chalcedony var. Odysseus Agate
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
How it Works
Element List:
H
1
Hydrogen
1 Item(s)
He
2
Helium
Li
3
Lithium
Be
4
Beryllium
B
5
Boron
C
6
Carbon
N
7
Nitrogen
O
8
Oxygen
1 Item(s)
F
9
Fluorine
Ne
10
Neon
Na
11
Sodium
Mg
12
Magnesium
Al
13
Aluminum
Si
14
Silicon
P
15
Phosphorus
S
16
Sulfur
Cl
17
Chlorine
1 Item(s)
Ar
18
Argon
K
19
Potassium
Ca
20
Calcium
Sc
21
Scandium
Ti
22
Titanium
V
23
Vanadium
Cr
24
Chromium
Mn
25
Manganese
Fe
26
Iron
1 Item(s)
Co
27
Cobalt
Ni
28
Nickel
Cu
29
Copper
Zn
30
Zinc
Ga
31
Gallium
Ge
32
Germanium
As
33
Arsenic
1 Item(s)
Se
34
Selenium
Br
35
Bromine
Kr
36
Krypton
Rb
37
Rubidium
Sr
38
Strontium
Y
39
Yttrium
Zr
40
Zirconium
Nb
41
Niobium
Mo
42
Molybdenum
1 Item(s)
Tc
43
Technetium
Ru
44
Ruthenium
Rh
45
Rhodium
Pd
46
Palladium
Ag
47
Silver
Cd
48
Cadmium
In
49
Indium
Sn
50
Tin
Sb
51
Antimony
Te
52
Tellurium
I
53
Iodine
Xe
54
Xenon
Cs
55
Cesium
Ba
56
Barium
Hf
72
Hafnium
Ta
73
Tantalum
W
74
Tungsten
Re
75
Rhenium
Os
76
Osmium
Ir
77
Iridium
Pt
78
Platinum
Au
79
Gold
Hg
80
Mercury
Tl
81
Thallium
Pb
82
Lead
1 Item(s)
Bi
83
Bismuth
Po
84
Polonium
At
85
Astatine
Rn
86
Radon
Fr
87
Francium
Ra
88
Radium
Rf
104
Rutherfordium
Db
105
Dubnium
Sg
106
Seaborgium
Bh
107
Bohrium
Hs
108
Hassium
Mt
109
Meitnerium
Ds
110
Darmstadtium
Rg
111
Roentgenium
Cn
112
Copernicium
Nh
113
Nihonium
Fl
114
Flerovium
Mc
115
Moscovium
Lv
116
Livermorium
Ts
117
Tennessine
Og
118
Oganesson
La
57
Lanthanum
Ce
58
Cerium
Pr
59
Praseodymium
Nd
60
Neodymium
Pm
61
Promethium
Sm
62
Samarium
Eu
63
Europium
Gd
64
Gadolinium
Tb
65
Terbium
Dy
66
Dysprosium
Ho
67
Holmium
Er
68
Erbium
Tm
69
Thulium
Yb
70
Ytterbium
Lu
71
Lutetium
Ac
89
Actinium
Th
90
Thorium
Pa
91
Protactinium
U
92
Uranium
Np
93
Neptunium
Pu
94
Plutonium
Am
95
Americium
Cm
96
Curium
Bk
97
Berkelium
Cf
98
Californium
Es
99
Einsteinium
Fm
100
Fermium
Md
101
Mendelevium
No
102
Nobelium
Lr
103
Lawrencium
1 -
H
- Hydrogen
8 -
O
- Oxygen
17 -
Cl
- Chlorine
26 -
Fe
- Iron
33 -
As
- Arsenic
42 -
Mo
- Molybdenum
82 -
Pb
- Lead
Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
How it Works
This Mineral
Formula
Similar Mineral
Formula
Goethite
Fe O H
Ferrihydrite
Fe O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Amakinite
Fe O H
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Finnemanite
Pb As O Cl
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Sahlinite
Pb O As Cl
Goethite
Fe O H
Feroxyhyte
Fe O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Bernalite
Fe O H
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Mimetite-
M
Pb As O Cl
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Gebhardite
Pb As O Cl
Goethite
Fe O H
Lepidocrocite
Fe O H
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Ecdemite
Pb As O Cl
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Heliophyllite
Pb As O Cl
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Freedite
Cu Pb As O Cl
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Georgiadesite
Pb As O Cl H
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Hedyphane
Ca Pb As O Cl
Mimetite
Pb As O Cl
Vanackerite
Pb Cd As O Cl
Goethite
Fe O H
Coquimbite
Fe S O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Cuzticite
Fe Te O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Eleonorite
Fe P O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Eyselite
Fe Ge O H
Goethite
Fe O H
Ferrohexahydrite
Fe S O H
Mineral Group:
Search the catalog for minerals that share the same group as this specimen:
How it Works
Structural Group(s):
Apatite Group
Aiolosite
Alforsite
Belovite-(Ce)
Belovite-(La)
Britholite-(Ce)
Britholite-(Y)
Caracolite
Carbonate-fluorapatite
Carbonate-hydroxylapatite
Carlgieseckeite-(Nd)
Cesanite
Chlorapatite
Chlorellestadite
Deloneite
Ellestadite-(Cl)
Finnemanite
Fluoralforsite
Fluorapatite
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Fluorbritholite-(Nd)
Fluorbritholite-(Y)
Fluorcalciobritholite
Fluorcaphite
Fluorellestadite
Fluorphosphohedyphane
Fluorpyromorphite
Fluorsigaiite
Fluorstrophite
Hedyphane
Hydroxylapatite
Hydroxylapatite-
M
Hydroxylellestadite
Hydroxylhedyphane
Hydroxylmattheddleite
Hydroxylphosphohedyphane
Hydroxylpyromorphite
Johnbaumite
Johnbaumite-
M
Kuannersuite-(Ce)
Mattheddleite
Melanocerite-(Ce)
Mimetite
Mimetite-
M
Miyahisaite
Morelandite
Parafiniukite
Phosphohedyphane
Pieczkaite
Pliniusite
Pyromorphite
Stronadelphite
Svabite
Tritomite-(Ce)
Tritomite-(Y)
Turneaureite
Vanackerite
Vanadinite
Diaspore Group
Bracewellite
Diaspore
Goethite
Groutite
Montroseite
Tsumgallite
Scheelite Group
Fergusonite-(Ce)
Fergusonite-(Y)
Powellite
Pucherite
Ronpetersonite
Scheelite
Stolzite
Suseinargiuite
Tetrarooseveltite
Wulfenite
Fleischers Group(s):
diaspore
apatite
scheelite
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