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Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

A pretty specimen with highly reflective spherical aggregates of deep brown hemimorphite blades. Lovely little display specimen from a less common locality.

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
Peter Crozier Minerals