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Alumino Adamite & Cuprian Adamite

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Alumino Adamite & Cuprian Adamite

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

Lots of model-shaped greenish blue alumino adamite (visual ID) with a few apple-green cuprian adamite crystals. Another possibillity would be: the greenish blue lot are cuprian adamite crystals, the apple-gren ones are nickeloan adamite (very rare!). Anyway a fantastic, beautiful specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alumino Adamite

Variety Of: 

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Formula: 
(Zn,Al)2AsO4(OH)
Hardness: 
0.0

Cuprian Adamite

Variety Of: 

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Hardness: 
0.0

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