Hemimorphite Parcels Gemstone

Hemimorphite found in several worldwide locations that are often zinc rich environments most hemimorphite crystals are white to grayish white yellowish or totally colorless. Buy loose gemstones rubies jewellery diamond lots.

Hemimorphite Is A Beautiful Stone Named For The Characteristic Way In Which The Crystals Grow Having Different Forms At Each End Here It Ha Kette Just For You

Hemimorphite is named after greek word for half shape referring to the contrasting terminations at opposite ends of a crystal.

Hemimorphite parcels gemstone. Natural aaa hemimorphite gemstone spicemen 56x6x4mm 10cts topg1123. In the early 19 th century the british mineralogist james smithson discovered that the zinc ore then known as calamine was composed of hemimorphite and smithsonite. Place online order for hemimorphite from best online gemstone store.

Or as blue blue green botryoidal crusts. Although calamine is no longer used to refer to the gemstone as of recent times it is still used in reference to calamine lotion a pharmaceutical product composed of zinc and iron oxide used to relieve itching and minor skin irritations. Hemimorphite most commonly forms needle or fan shaped aggregates of thin colourless bladed crystals.

Hemimorphite is an extremely rare gem quality form of zinc silicate once referred to as calamine. So far only mexico has produced suitable material. However gem cutters have cut cabochons from material found in many locations.

Hemimorphite is closely associated with smithsonite another rare collector s gem. Hemimorphite is very rare as a faceted gemstone. But when the robin s egg blue hues are found miners know they have hit a pocket of true gem quality material.

The material is often blue white banded and mixed with dark matrix.