mimetite

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mimetite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mimetite \Mim"e*tite\, n. [Gr. ? an imitator. So called because
     it resembles pyromorphite.] (Min.)
     A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal
     crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.
     [1913 Webster] Mimic