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Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

 
Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 58103
Mineral:Hemimorphite
Locality:Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless bladed hemimorphite crystals in fan-shaped aggregates to 30 mm on brown limonite gossan. The individual hemimorphite crystals are transparent, but appear translucent in the larger aggregates. Ex. B. Gaber collection #453; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #142 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian)
Overall Size:7.5x5.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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