4567 - Hemimorphite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Altenberg
Germany

Contributors

Archibald MacMartin

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4567

Mineral Name

Hemimorphite

Chemical Formula

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O)

Subcollection

Archibald M. MacMartin
Specimen Number
007

Colorless 5 mm bladed and prismatic crystals lining vug in breccia, with rhomohedral calcite (smithsonite?) crystals

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Altenberg, Saxony, Germany

Locality Lat/Long

50.7639531, 13.7578889
Original Attributed Locality
Saxony
Altenberg
Geographic Features
Erzgebirge