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Smithsonite & Hemimorphite

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Smithsonite & Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 7.7 × 3.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

Smithsonite balls on translucent hemimorphite blades. Has been sawn underneath.

#A1302

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithsonite

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

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