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Adamite & Hemimorphite

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Adamite & Hemimorphite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
16.7 × 9.5 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Large specimen of adamite and hemimorphite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

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