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Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Xichang REE Occurrence, Taihe, Xichang County, Liangshan, Sichuan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 7.2 × 2 cm
Description

Vivid coloured turqoise blue hemimorphite forming a crystalline crust of about 4 mm thickness on matrix.

The surface of the hemimorphite has a velvety lustre due to the numerous small crystal faces exposed.

Very nice example from this locality.

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

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Best regards Roger