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Hemimorphite On Smithsonite

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Hemimorphite On Smithsonite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection.

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Description
Locality: 
Billy Springs Mine, Mount Fitton Homestead, Arkaroola, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Translucent white to clear smithsonite ball formed over hemimorphite and aurichalcite, from the remote Billy Springs Mine in the Flinders Ranges.

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

Smithsonite

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

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