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Collectible minerals - full range in stock "Adamite"

Adamite is a relatively rare mineral, first discovered in Chile, in the Atacama Desert. The most characteristic formations of adamin are in the form of radially radiant aggregates and finely crystalline crusts. Can fluoresce and phosphoresce under UV light.

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Physical properties of Adamite

General
Category Arsenate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Zn2AsO4OH
IMA symbol Ad
Strunz classification 8.BB.30
Dana classification 41.06.06.03
Olivenite group
Crystal system Orthorhombic
Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group Pnnm
Identification
Color Pale yellow, honey-yellow, brownish yellow, reddish; rarely white, colorless, blue, pale green to green, may be zoned;
Crystal habit Wedge-like prisms typically in druses and radiating clusters - also smooth botryoidal masses.
Cleavage {101}, good; {010}, poor
Fracture Uneven to subconchoidal
Tenacity Brittle
Mohs scale hardness 3.5
Luster Vitreous
Streak white to pale green
Specific gravity 4.32–4.48 measured
Optical properties Biaxial (+/-)
Refractive index nα=1.708 - 1.722, nβ=1.742 - 1.744, nγ=1.763 - 1.773
Birefringence δ = 0.055
Other characteristics May fluoresce and phosphoresce lemon-yellow under SW and LW UV
Code: 2569
Upper deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
34*28*20mm

0.00 $ $29.67

Code: 785
Upper deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
38*35*23mm

0.00 $ $16.00

Code: 526
Upper deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
47*31*20mm

0.00 $ $25.00

Code: 525
Upper deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
41*33*34mm

0.00 $ $21.67

Code: 524
Upper deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorye, RF
40*29*25mm

0.00 $ $21.33

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