Hemimorphite Specimens Gemstone
Hemimorphite is a soroscilicate which means it s made up of two linked rings with a silicon atom in the center of four oxygen atoms. Specimens of hemimorphite tend to be of two very different forms.
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Hemimorphite specimens gemstone. Greenish blue hemimorphite rough mineral specimen from china. 39mm neat botryoidal light blue hemimorphite mineral specimen pendant size china b6746 chinesemineral. The bladed crystal form and the botryoidal habit.
Hemimorphite is a mineral in two different yet distinct forms. Although calamine is no longer used to refer to the gemstone as of recent times it is still used in reference to calamine lotion a pharmaceutical product composed of zinc and iron oxide used to relieve itching and minor skin irritations. Hemimorphite is an extremely rare gem quality form of zinc silicate once referred to as calamine.
Gem quality hemimorphite is usually blue or green and bears some similarities to chrysocolla smithsonite and turquoise. Electric calamine kieselgalmei or kieselgalmey wagite and more. It is also an important mineral for collectors especially when well crystallized and in globular blue forms.
Hemimorphite is an important zinc ore mined from parts of zinc ores for years under a range of names. 4 5 out of 5 stars 459 459 reviews 4 99. Hemimorphite is an important ore of zinc since the mineral contains over 50 zinc.
Hemimorphite is closely associated with smithsonite another rare collector s gem. 7 8 mexican hemimorphite sharp clear crystals 100 coverage on limonite for sale. They look like they should be two different gemstones yet they are the same mineral.
1 strand nice smooth hemimorphite gemstone round 6 5mm size loose beads for jewelry making blue gemstone aaa best quality naturecraftgem. One end of the crystal is blunt and the other is pointed. Hemimorphite is an ore of zinc in zinc deposits.
The crystalline habit reveals elongated flat very glassy clear or white thin bladed crystals often well formed showing many crystal faces. 5 out of 5 stars. It is a hydrated zinc silicate and gets its name because it has different terminations at either end of one of its axes.
However gem cutters have cut cabochons from material found in many locations. In the early 19 th century the british mineralogist james smithson discovered that the zinc ore then known as calamine was composed of hemimorphite and smithsonite. So far only mexico has produced suitable material.
This extra large specimen features sharp sparkling transparent bladed crystals of hemimorphite co. In aggregate form hemimorphite often displays bands of blue and white or is mixed with a dark matrix. The terminations are different at each end.
Hemimorphite is very rare as a faceted gemstone. Hemimorphite is also used as a collectors gemstone with the blue forms polished into cabochons for collectors of rare gemstones.
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