Hemimorphite Definition

hĕmĭ-môrfīt
noun
A light-colored mineral, Zn4Si2O7(OH)2H2O, that is an ore of zinc; hydrous zinc silicate.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

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Origin of Hemimorphite

  • hemimorph(ic) –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • -ite

    From Wiktionary

Hemimorphite Sentence Examples

  • In some cases these are overgrown by well crystallized hemimorphite.

  • Of less importance is the silicate, Zn 2 SiO 4 H 2 0, named electric calamine or hemimorphite; this occurs in quantity in Altenburg near Aix-laChapelle, Sardinia, Spain and the United States (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin).

  • Wanlockhead, richer in zinc ores, has a greater prevalence of secondary zinc species such as hemimorphite (hydrous zinc silicate ).

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