Industrially, mimetite is a minor ore of lead.
The chief use of mimetite is as a collector's specimen, often creating attractive botryoidal crusts on the surface of the specimen.
Though mimetite is also found in prismatic crystal forms, it is not used as a gemstone due to its softness.
Quality prismatic forms have been found in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony and Wheal Unity at Gwennap in Cornwall, England.
Industrially, mimetite is a minor ore of lead. The chief use of mimetite is as a collector's specimen, often creating attractive botryoidal crusts on the surface of the specimen. Though mimetite is also found in prismatic crystal forms, it is not used as a gemstone due to its softness. Quality prismatic forms have been found in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony and Wheal Unity at Gwennap in Cornwall, England.
Mimetite