Hemimorphite (classic material)

Item Description

Hemimorphite is a well-known zinc mineral, found in thousands of localities around the world, but when somebody mentions blue Hemimorphite, most collectors don't immediately think of the Magistral in Durago, Mexico. This piece features a lustrous/vitreous, beautiful rich blue color, radiating aggregates of Hemimorphite on matrix. A wonderful specimen of this old classic material. 

From the collection of the recently deceased Alvaro Lucio, arguably the most well-known and accomplished mineral dealer and collector in Brazil. Alvaro graduated with a degree in civil engineering, mining and metallurgy from the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto in 1949. He began his PhD in the United States and completed it at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He worked as a professor of extractive metallurgy at UFMG, and also as a technical consultant for several companies in the sector. He was the author of several works, published in books and magazines around the world. He received several honors for his contribution to the development of metallurgy and the introduction of metallurgical physical chemistry in Brazil. His knowledge, solicitousness, and enthusiasm will be greatly missed in the mineral world.