Specimen #528

Name: Hemimorphite with Mimetite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 10.0 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2007-10-25

Source: Trinity: Giorgio Spiga

Label: N

Comment: A very interesting sample consisting in a red limestone matrix supporting bright white Hemimorphite undamaged crystals up to 1.5 cm and 2-3 mm Mimetite spherical aggregates

Minerals: Hemimorphite (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 (H2O)) Mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl)

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