Description
This hemimorphite is from the Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Co. Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province China. This is a lead mine with four different mineral species including hemimorphite. It is a silicate that contains the elements Zn Si, O and H. This specimen consists of a breccia matrix that is covered and filled with brilliant blue, botryoidal hemimorphite, crystals. This piece measures 3 1/2 x 2 x 2 inches or 89 x 50 x 50 mm.
