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Adamite Aluminium

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Adamite Aluminium

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Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Crust of light blue (with traces of green) colored Al adamite microcrystals covering cavity walls on this old specimen from Lavrion.Very difficult to find nowdays specimens of Al adamite are much wanted by Lavrion collectors.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Aluminium

Formula: 
Al
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Billeekh Intrusion, Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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