Where Can Blue Hemimorphite Be Found?

The regions on the Belgian-German border are well known for their deposits of hemimorphite of metasomatic origin, especially Vieille Montagne in Belgium and Aachen in Germany.

Where is Smithsonite found?

Notable deposits are at Laurium, Greece; Bytom and Tarnowskie Góry, Pol.; Sardinia, Italy; and Leadville, Colo., U.S. For detailed physical properties, see carbonate mineral (table). Smithsonite on cerussite from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia.

What is Hemimorphite meaning?

1 : a mineral Zn4Si2O7OH.H2O consisting of a basic zinc silicate in usually white or colorless transparent orthorhombic crystals. 2 : smithsonite.

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