Mineral

ZnĄSi207(OH)2 · H20 hemimorphite hardness Hemimorphite is a unique mineral, with different crystal 4.5 - 5 terminations on each side of a single crystal. This habit is responsible for Hemimorphite's name, from the Greek hemi, meaning "half" and morph, meaning shape. Although this habit is very common among Hemimorphite crystals, its visibility is usually obscured by one end of a crystal being attached to the matrix. group silicates, sorosilicates composition zinc, silicon crystal system orthorhombic transparency transparent to translucent luster vitreous to adamantine specific gravity 3.4 - 3.5 Color - White, colorless, beige, yellow, light brown, blue. EARTH ARCHIVES Streak - Colorless.