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Hemimorphite

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Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Gottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.8 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

Globular aggregates of hemimorphite crystals, with an intense yellow green color and transparence. On a matrix of quartz crystals. Not easy to find...

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