| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Hemimorphite var. Calamine |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44564 |
| Mineral: | Hemimorphite var. Calamine |
| Locality: | Oronogo Mutual Mine, Tri-State Lead Mining District, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Translucent colorless hemimorphite crystals in spherical rosettes to 2.5 mm diameter on a thick crust that is crystallized front and rear. The hemimorphite crystals are colorless, but appear brown because of the color of the underlying matrix. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x6x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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