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Adamite & Calcite

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Adamite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.6 × 2.4 cm
Description

This type (color and crystal style combined) of adamite is unique for Lavrion and only came out once, in 2017. The piece hosts pinwheel-like crystals of yellowish adamite on little crystals of calcite. The crystal size is remarkable for Lavrion. The cluster on the back edge of the piece is contacted at the back and shows almost a golden color. A must-have, rare style of Greek adamite.

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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