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Adamite
Zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral
Zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Adamite |
| category | Arsenate mineral |
| boxbgcolor | #70883a |
| boxtextcolor | #fff |
| image | Adamite-179841.jpg |
| caption | Yellow-green adamite in limonite |
| formula | Zn2AsO4OH |
| IMAsymbol | Ad |
| strunz | 8.BB.30 |
| dana | 41.06.06.03 |
| Olivenite group | |
| system | Orthorhombic |
| class | Dipyramidal (mmm) |
| H–M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | |
| symmetry | Pnnm |
| color | Pale yellow, honey-yellow, brownish yellow, reddish; rarely white, colorless, blue, pale green to green, may be zoned |
| 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 | 3.5 |
| luster | Vitreous |
| refractive | nα=1.708 – 1.722, nβ=1.742 – 1.744, nγ=1.763 – 1.773 |
| opticalprop | Biaxial (+/−) |
| birefringence | δ = 0.055 |
| streak | White to pale green |
| gravity | 4.32–4.48 measured |
| other | May fluoresce and phosphoresce lemon-yellow under SW and LW UV. |
| references |
Olivenite group H–M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn2AsO4OH. It is a mineral that typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colorless, but usually it possess yellow color due to Fe compounds admixture. Tints of green also occur and are connected with copper substitutions in the mineral structure. Olivenite is a copper arsenate that is isostructural with adamite and there is considerable substitution between zinc and copper resulting in an intermediate called cuproadamite. Zincolivenite is an intermediate mineral with formula CuZn(AsO4)(OH). Manganese, cobalt, and nickel also substitute in the structure. Tarbuttite is an analogous zinc phosphate.
Occurrence
Adamite occurs as a secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of zinc- and arsenic-bearing hydrothermal mineral deposits. It occurs in association with smithsonite, hemimorphite, scorodite, olivenite, calcite, quartz and iron and manganese oxides.
The yellow to bright lime-green colored crystals and druze along with its distinctive fluorescence make adamite a favorite among mineral collectors. Found in Mapimí, Durango, Mexico; Greece; and California and Utah in the United States.
Adamite was named after the French mineralogist Gilbert-Joseph Adam (1795–1881). It was first described in 1866 for an occurrence at the type locality of Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile.
References
References
- Warr, L. N.. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine.
- http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/adamite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
- http://www.mindat.org/min-21.html Mindat.org
- http://webmineral.com/data/Adamite.shtml Webmineral data
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