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Adamite (cuprian)
- Mina Ojuela
- Mapimí
- Durango
- Mexico
- 5.7 × 3.4 × 2.3 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Adamite is a zinc arsenate. Friedel (1866) named the species after Gilbert-Joseph Adam (1795-1881), French mineralogist and mineral collector, who discovered the mineral on Chilean specimens. Adamite is a so-called allochromatic mineral, one without inherent color from its ideal chemistry. Minor copper substitution for zinc imparts blue-green coloration in adamite, such as in this example.
This specimen consists of interlocking bluish green adamite crystals to 2 mm covering limonite matrix. Glistening. Found 2009. Good color for the find.
Price: $100
Item code: MS1747
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