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Name: Adamite
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Specimens in Collection:

#370: Adamite
Mapimi, Mexico

#671: Adamite var. Cuprian
Mapimi, Mexico

#701: Adamite var. Manganoan
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

#702: Adamite var. Manganoan
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
IMA Chemistry: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Adamite contains elements:
Zinc (Zn)
Arsenic (As)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Chile
Year First Published: 1866
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Friedel C, Daubrée G A (1866) Sur l‘adamine, nouvelle espèce minérale, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 62, 692-695
Structural Group Name: Andalusite
Fleischer's Group Name: olivenite
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 2700 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 3.5
Specific Gravity: 4.4
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