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Adamite Smithsonite & Aragonite

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Adamite Smithsonite & Aragonite

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Locality: 
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 5 × 3.4 cm
Description

This piece comes from my favorite of Greek adamite for two reasons:

1) The color on some specimens is the most intense blue I have ever seen on adamite from anywhere and the sparkling luster it shows is superb.

2) The association with botryoidal smithsonite & some aragonite

 

This one is a great and quite large example with all three species at their best. We have the intense blue, sparkling adamite which in on some areas is also green, we get the fine botryoidal smithsonite and the little aragonites atop. It is double sided!
Damage wise, there are contact areas as seen at the photos and a few of the aragonite clusters are damaged.

The smithsonite on the specimen is also fine and interesting with good luster and in various color tones!

 

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

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

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