mimetite

mimetite
\\ˈmiməˌtīt, ˈmīm-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: German mimetit, from French mimétèse mimetite (from Greek mimētēs imitator, from mimeisthai to imitate) + German -it -ite; from its resemblance to pyromorphite
: a lead arsenate and chloride Pb5Cl(AsO4)3 isomorphous with pyromorphite

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mimetite Min.
(ˈmaɪmɪtaɪt)
[ad. G. mimetit (Haidinger 1845), f. Gr. µῑµητ-ής imitator + -ite. (See mimetene.)]
‘Arsenate of lead, found in yellow to brown crystals, resembling pyromorphite’ (Chester Dict. Min. 1896).
Brooke & Miller Phillip's Min. 481.

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