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Hemimorphite from
Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
00987250017272734098971.jpg
Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
03088290017363585297551.jpg
Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Hemimorphite

Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:221602
Long-form Identifier:1:3:221602:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBelgian Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMinnie Pump Shaft, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘA.Y. Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘTucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSilver Cord Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘOro la Plata Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘLime Mine, California Gulch, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘStone Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘIron Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine, California Gulch, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Loughlin, G.F. (1918) The oxidized zinc ores of Leadville, Colorado. Bulletin 681. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b681
 
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