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Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Esmeralda Mine, Magistral, El Oro Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.1 × 1.7 cm
Description

Soft blue balls of hemimorphite cover both sides of this specimen (the reverse is almost comeplete coverage buy I forgot to photograph it). A very strong colour and aattractive lustre. Very pretty specimen.

 

Condition
General: 
Very Good - Some minor contacts
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
Peter Crozier Minerals