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).
1852 Brooke & Miller Phillip's Min. 481. |