Hemimorphite — specimen 0157, photo © NMNHS

Hemimorphite — specimen 0157

Origin

Central America

Mexico

Hemimorphite — specimen 0157, locality map

Data

Weight: 0.13 ct; size: 3.18 | 3.17 | 2.03 mm; shape: round; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.

Notes

Very clean specimen; very good brilliant style cut. Source: John Bradshaw, Coast to Coast Rare Stones International.

More information from ‘Classification’

Hemimorphite

A secondary mineral typically found in the oxidised zone of zinc-bearing mineral deposits (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). Faceted specimens are extremely rare.