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Hemimorphite from Esmeralda Mine, Durango, Mexico

 
Hemimorphite from Esmeralda Mine, Durango, Mexico

Hemimorphite from Esmeralda Mine, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 32512
Mineral:Hemimorphite
Locality:Esmeralda Mine, Durango, Mexico
Description:Bright blue-green hemimorphite crystals in rounded, botryoidal aggregates over a matrix core. Beautiful color, with silky surface luster. This is definitely hemimorphite, not smithsonite as many misidentified.
Overall Size:6x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:3-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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