This beautiful hemimorphite has a natural turquoise blue color throughout the specimen. Two of the photos show the stone backlit, which really shows off its vibrant color.
It is a large specimen, measuring over 10" long. The back is flat so it is stable on a table or in a cabinet. The tips of some of the larger globular, or botryoidal, formations show some wear but overall the piece is in great condition.
From the 79 Mine in Arizona. It has been in our private collection since the mid-90's.
Hemimorphite can grow in a crystallized form. It can also grow in a "microcrystalline globular" form, referred to as botryoidal. Hemimorphite and Smithsonite look very similar. For many years they were thought to be the same mineral, and were named Calamine.
10.25" x 4.5" x 2"