Hemimorphite

Specimen ID: U2A-YMG

Title
Hemimorphite
Locality
As recorded:
Potosí Mine, Santo Domingo (Francisco Portillo), Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico
Dimensions
107mm x 88mm x 56mm
Certificates
Description
Fan-like aggregates, on limonite matrix, of transparent Hemimorphite crystals that are sharp, bright, and have excellent terminations. Some of them have reddish inclusions of Hematite. Transparent and colorless Calcite crystals are associated. The sample is from the Vallecillo collection, Madrid. Potosí Mine, Santo Domingo (Francisco Portillo), Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 10.7 × 8.8 × 5.6 cm = 4.21” × 3.46” × 2.20” Main crystal size: 3 × 1.5 cm = 1.18” × 0.59”
Previous data
Mineral(s)
HemimorphiteNone listed
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Reference: TP67AF6 Fan-like aggregates, on limonite matrix, of transparent Hemimorphite crystals that are sharp, bright, and have excellent terminations. Some of them have reddish inclusions of Hematite. Transparent and colorless Calcite crystals are associated. The sample is from the Vallecillo collection, Madrid. Potosí Mine, Santo Domingo (Francisco Portillo), Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico Specimen size: 10.7 × 8.8 × 5.6 cm = 4.21” × 3.46” × 2.20” Main crystal size: 3 × 1.5 cm = 1.18” × 0.59”
Jordi Fabre - 3rd April 2022
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