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Hemimorphite
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Mexican fire opal
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Physical Properties

Tenacity

Solubility

Durability

Specific Gravity

Fracture

Cleavage

Mohs Hardness

Chemical Composition

 
Brittle
Soluble
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3.30-3.50
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare
5
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
 
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-9999
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None
-9999
SiO2·nH2O