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Hemimorphite after Calcite

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Hemimorphite after calcite, 16 cm, from Joplin, Missouri; mined in the late 1800s. Photo by Joe Budd.

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SpeciesHemimorphite, Calcite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions16.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Missouri, Joplin Field
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Midwest page 231
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Hemimorphite
Mineral guide
Learn about Hemimorphite
hydrated zinc silicate with colorless blades and blue botryoids; forms in zinc-oxide zones, with famed localities and collector appeal.
Hemimorphite
Regional guide
Hemimorphite from Joplin Field
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Locality guide
Joplin Field
Joplin Field, USA, Missouri heart of the Tri-State lead-zinc district; famed for layered galena-sphalerite specimens with calcite, dolomite, and marcasite.