Rosasite and Hemimorphite
| ID | 135 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral |
Rosasite
Hemimorphite |
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| Location | Organ Mining District - Organ Mountains - New Mexico - United States of America | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 3447 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:3447:6 |
| Formula |
CuZn(CO3)(OH)2
|
| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Occurrence | In the oxidised zone of a Zn-Cu deposit. |
| Discovery Year | 1908 |
| Diapheny | Translucent |
| Cleavage | In two directions at right angles. |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Blue, blue-green to green, sky-blue; colourless to light blue in transmitted light. |
| Hardness (min) | 4.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 4.5 |
| About the name | Named in 1908 by Domenico Lovisato after its discovery locality, the Rosas Mine, Sulcis, Sardinia, Italy. |
| Streak | Light blue |
| Crystal System | Monoclinic |
| Cleavage Type | Distinct/Good |
| Morphology |
Occurs as mammilary, botryoidal or |
| Twinning | On {100}. |
| key_elements |
0 |
| shortcode_ima | Rss |
| Group | Rosasite Group |
| ID | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:1860:5 |
| Formula |
Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | Secondary mineral in the weathered portions of zinc deposits. |
| Industrial | Ore of zinc. |
| Discovery Year | 1853 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage | Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Colorless, white, pale blue, pale green, gray, brown |
| Hardness (min) | 4.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 5.0 |
| About the name | Named in 1853 by Adolph Kenngott in allusion to the hemimorphic morphology of the crystals. Many names were previously assigned to this species, including calamine. Hemimorphite was chosen by the International Mineralogical Association, over calamine, in 1962. |
| Streak | White |
| Crystal System | Orthorhombic |
| Cleavage Type | Perfect |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven,Sub-Conchoidal |
| Morphology | Thin tabular crystals, sheaf-like or fan-like aggregates, stalactitic, mammillary, botryoidal. |
| Twinning | On {101} rare |
| UV | May be bluish under SW UV. |
| Thermal Behaviour | Heated in a closed tube, it decrepitates, whitens, and gives off water. Before the blowpipe, almost infusible (F = 6). |
| key_elements |
0 |
| shortcode_ima | Hmp |
Details
Price: € 20
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: 13 g
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| C | Carbon | |
| Cu | Copper | |
| H | Hydrogen | |
| O | Oxygen | |
| Si | Silicium | |
| Zn | Zinc |