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Blue Hemimorphite, from Old Gencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland (RSB19)
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Blue Hemimorphite, from Old Gencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland (RSB19)Blue Hemimorphite, from Old Gencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland (found 2008)

Measurements Approx.
Height - 5 cm
Width - 2.4 cm
Length - 4.8 cm



Hemimorphite is a component of mineral calamine. It is a silicate mineral which, together with smithsonite, has been historically mined from the upper parts of zinc and lead ores. Both compounds were originally believed to be the same mineral and classified as calamine.