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Hemimorphite & Smithsonite

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Hemimorphite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
79 Mine, Chilito, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.7 × 2.8 cm
Description

Botryoidal aggregates of colorless hemimorphite crystals with minor blue-green smithsonite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hemimorphite

Formula: 
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.10
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White