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Adamite & Smithsonite

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Adamite & Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Hilarion Mines, Lavrion, Hilarion Mine, Hilarion, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 3.1 × 1.9 cm
Description

Colorful blue adamite crystals with very good luster, associated with botryoidal smithsonite which is sitting on the adamite. The piece comes from the REE adamite find that was made in November, 2014.

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

Smithsonite

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

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