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Mexican Minerals

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:00 PM

Introducing the "Mexican Minerals" gallery which is part of our Special Edition galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including adamite and more from places like Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.

Adamite

#50850
Locality
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 
Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 7 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
arsenate  

Small cabinet specimen with a 3cm vug filled with bluish green sparkly crystals to 1.5mm. Very nice specimen!


Adamite

Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
One Good 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
yellow, green, violet, pink, yellowish green 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
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Adamite

#50852
Locality
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 
Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
6.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
arsenate  

Purple, manganoan, Adamite crystals with unique sheaf-like, fanned out crystals from 3 to 4mm wide. 


Adamite

Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
One Good 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
yellow, green, violet, pink, yellowish green 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
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Adamite

#50854
Locality
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 
Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 4.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
arsenate  

Hard-to-obtain purple (manganoan) Adamite with classic crystals to 3mm with very good flashy luster.


Adamite

Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
One Good 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
yellow, green, violet, pink, yellowish green 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
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Adamite - AH52735
Adamite - AH52735

Adamite

#AH52735
Locality
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 
Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
arsenate  

Yellowish green compact Adamite crystals occupying large vug. Acquired by Hampson in 1960.


Adamite

Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
One Good 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
yellow, green, violet, pink, yellowish green 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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Adamite

(cuprian) - #52758
Locality
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 
Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
11 x 9 x 6 cm - Cabinet 
Tagged
arsenate  

Cabinet specimen with 2mm cuprian, bluish green Adamite crystals across 7cm open vug. There is a vug on the reverse side with colorless Hemimorphite crystals.


Adamite

Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
One Good 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
yellow, green, violet, pink, yellowish green 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
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Adamite

(cuprian) - #52759
Locality
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 
Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 7 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
arsenate  

Bluish green Adamite crystals to 2mm in a large vugs 3cm and 5cm across. 


Adamite

Formula
Zn2AsO4(OH) 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Druse, Encrustations 
Cleavage
One Good 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
yellow, green, violet, pink, yellowish green 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
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