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Hemimorphite from
Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
06918970017272016245184.jpg
Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Hemimorphite

Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Hemimorphite blades up to several centimeters have been found. Very nice almost acicular groups making nice micros have come from dump material recently.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rosasite18
Quartz14
Calcite12
Cerussite4
Limonite3
Aurichalcite3
Wulfenite2
Chlorargyrite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12559:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMemphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBig Three Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘLittle Buck Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘOld Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals: 65: 18
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1989) What's New in Minerals? - Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 387-399
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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