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Characterization of Fibrous Mimetite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2014

Vincent Thiéry
Vincent Thiéry*
Affiliation:
Mines Douai, LGCgE-GCE, F-59508 Douai, France
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*Corresponding author. vincent.thiery@mines-douai.fr
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Abstract

Mimetite, Pb5(AsO4)3Cl, is a ubiquitous mineral that is of interest in various fields such as ore mineralogy, environmental studies, and minerals engineering. Mimetite generally forms hexagonal prisms and barrel-shaped crystals, but its fibrous form is quite an uncommon one. Here we attempt to present its worldwide occurrences on the basis of a literature review. We then present a study on fibrous mimetite from one of its historical locations based on the petrographic microscope, SEM-SE and EDX, and Raman spectroscopy.

Keywords

mimetite-pyromorphite solid solutioncrystal morphologymineral amendmentore mineralogy
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Materials Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 596 - 601
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© Microscopy Society of America 2014 

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