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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.

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Adamite

#50850

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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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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Adamite
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Adamite

#50852

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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

Mineralpedia: View Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Adamite
WebMineral: View Adamite
Mindat: View Adamite

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Adamite

#50854

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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

Mineralpedia: View Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Adamite
WebMineral: View Adamite
Mindat: View Adamite

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Adamite

#AH52735

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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

Mineralpedia: View Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Adamite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Adamite
WebMineral: View Adamite
Mindat: View Adamite

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Adamite

(cuprian) - #52758

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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.