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mimetite

[ mim-i-tahyt, mahy-mi- ]

noun

  1. a mineral, lead chloroarsenate, Pb 5 As 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in yellow to brown prismatic crystals or globular masses: a minor ore of lead.


mimetite

/ ˈmaɪmɪ-; ˈmɪmɪˌtaɪt /

noun

  1. a rare secondary mineral consisting of a chloride and arsenate of lead in the form of white or yellowish needle-like hexagonal crystals. Formula: Pb 5 Cl(AsO 4 ) 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mimetite1

1850–55; < Greek mīmēt ( ḗs ) imitator (equivalent to mīmē- ( mimesis ) + -tēs agent suffix) + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mimetite1

C19: from German, from Greek mimētēs imitator (of pyromorphite)
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Example Sentences

Galena becomes anglesite, cerussite, pyromorphite and mimetite.

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