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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General | |
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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 |