Hemimorphite

  

Origin: Clear Creek Co., Colorado, United States
Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 4.5 x 5 x 4 cm

 

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Aggregates of hemimorphite crystals to 4 cm across set nicely on a small amount of limonite matrix. The overall colour is slightly reddish brown due to iron oxides.

Origin: Level 5 (El Tesoro), Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Sample size: 5.3 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm

 

  

 

  

Origin: 79 mine, Hayden, Banner Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 5.8 cm (top), 3.7 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm (bottom)

 

  

Hemimorphite with goethite

Origin: Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sample size: 7.5 x 4 x 4 cm

 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

Calcite on hemimorphite

  

  

Partial vug on limonite matrix totally filled with radiating clusters of lustrous and colourless hemimorphite blades to 1.8 cm, which are dotted with lustrous goethite crystal clusters.

Origin: Santa Eulalia, Mexico

Ex. Gary Hansen collection

Sample size: 12.2 x 9.3 x 6.9 cm (top), 12.2 x 10.5 x 9.4 cm (2nd/bottom row)

 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

  

Origin: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Ex. Giovanni Signorelli collection

Sample size: 8 x 4 x 3 cm

 

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John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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