Hemimorphite - China Band Width:  5 mm

Band Width:  5 mm

Pink Amethyst is a relatively newer mineral found in deposits located in Argentina

This is important when learning to work with them

and Roman seals

The matrix is chlorite-muscovite schist

Hemimorphite - China Band Width:  5 mmThis is a great example of botryoidal hemimorphite. Even though it is small in size, it has all the characteristics you want in a nice specimen. Most examples from this location are much bluer than this. This specimen gives you an idea of what a yellow or green piece of hemimorphite may look like. Hemimorphite is a zinc base silicate mineral, up to 54% zinc, that often forms tabular crystals. However, it can also grow in botryoidal patterns. Some