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Hemimorphite from
Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


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Hemimorphite, etc.

Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District, Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District, Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District, Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District, Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
05468750017272041524979.jpg
Hemimorphite, etc.

Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District, Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
06392760017272041533863.jpg
Hemimorphite, etc.

Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District, Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Coronadite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boulder Hill Mine, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:283434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:283434:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘJack Pot Mine (Jack Pot claim), Desert Creek Ranch, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSilver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘUnion mine (Commonwealth mine), Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘGalena Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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