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Hemimorphite

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Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.8 × 2.3 cm
Description

Several generations of Hemimorphite. Larger freestanding crystals are lustrouse and partly overgrown with tiny crystals of further generation. Very nice sample, undamaged and much better in person.

Mineral Data
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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