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Adamite Psm Smithsonite

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Adamite Psm Smithsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3.2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Fine example of this unique, encrustation pseudomorph. Greenish crystals of adamite are forming a crust on what used to be botryoidal smithsonite which is now gone. The result is a thin but steady crust of adamite. A showy hole in the specimen adds interest!

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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