What's the difference between arsenopyrite and mimetite?

Arsenopyrite


Definition:

  • (n.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel.

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  • (1) The following compounds (at a concentration of 1%) were used as an energy source: pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, antimonite, galenite, sphalerite, and copper-zinc-pyrite ore. A considerable part of cells was found to be attached to the surface of crystals in the course of oxidation of the above sulfide minerals.

Mimetite


Definition:

  • (n.) A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.

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