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Adamite Aragonite & Smithsonite

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Adamite Aragonite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Hilarion Mines, Lavrion, Hilarion Mine, Hilarion, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.9 × 6 × 1.6 cm
Description

This is a nice small-cab of Ree adamite with smithsonite and aragonite, from the November 2014 find in Hilarion. I love them for their color and sparkle! The blue area is adamite and it actually is the crystalline back of the specimen. The upper side is covered with aragonite and there is smithsonite between the adamite and aragonite. The Rees we found in the blues that we analyzed were mostly Ce and there is also some Cu in the composition!

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

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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