Superb Manganoan Adamite

Credit: Anton Watzl


This is a superb miniature featuring a wonderful adamite flower in the center of a brown gossan matrix. The colour is stong and intense, and the overall impact is just marvellous!

A manganiferous variety of Adamite.

Formula: Zn₂AsO₄OH
System: Orthorhombic
Hardness: 3½

From: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

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