Mimetite-Vanadinite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Mimetite-Vanadinite Series
Series Formula:
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl to Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
43314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43314:3
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0020250 | Mimetite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Pingtouling mine, Guangdong, China | 0 | 293 | |
0020251 | Mimetite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Pingtouling mine, Guangdong, China | 0 | 293 | |
0005264 | Mimetite | Yongshan D, Hughes J M, Moore P B (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl The Canadian Mineralogist 29 369-376 | ![]() | 1991 | Durango, Mexico | 0 | 293 |
0005265 | Mimetite | Yongshan D, Hughes J M, Moore P B (1991) The crystal structures of mimetite and clinomimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl The Canadian Mineralogist 29 369-376 | ![]() | 1991 | Johanngeorgenstat, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany | 0 | 293 |
0017912 | Mimetite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1010997 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
0020489 | Mimetite | Sokolova E V, Egorov-Tismenko Y K (1982) Study of crystalline structures of rare arsentates: duftite and mimetite Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta Geologiya 37 50-56 | 1982 | Cassiterite-sulfide field, Festivalnyi, East Siberia, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
0020248 | Vanadinite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Mibladen, Morocco | 0 | 293 | |
0020249 | Vanadinite | Okudera H (2013) Relationships among channel typology and atomic displacements in the structures of Pb5(BO4)3Cl with B = P (pyromorphite), V (vanadinite), and As (mimetite) American Mineralogist 98 1573-1579 | 2013 | Mibladen, Morocco | 0 | 293 | |
0005076 | Vanadinite | Trotter J, Barnes W H (1958) The structure of vanadinite The Canadian Mineralogist 6 161-173 | ![]() | 1958 | 0 | 293 | |
0005225 | Vanadinite | Dai Y S, Hughes J M (1989) Crystal-structure refinements of vanadinite and pyromorphite The Canadian Mineralogist 27 189-192 | ![]() | 1989 | 0 | 293 | |
0018027 | Vanadinite | Hendricks S, Jefferson M, Mosley V (1932) The Crystal Structures of Some Natural and Synthetic Apatite-Like Substances _cod_database_code 1011138 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 81 352-369 | 1932 | 0 | 293 | ||
0014110 | Vanadinite | Laufek F, Skala R, Haloda J, Cisarova I (2006) Crystal structure of vanadinite: refinement of anisotropic displacement parameters Journal of the Czech Geological Society 51 271-275 | 2006 | Mibladen, Morocco | 0 | 293 |
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Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
15 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
11 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
4 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Fluorite | CaF2 |
4 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
3 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
3 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
2 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
2 photos of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
1 photo of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
1 photo of Mimetite-Vanadinite Series associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA