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Adamite (Ref: 20MJX66)

Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango Mexico

87mm x 40mm x 36mm

Group of Adamite crystals in a fan shape around the perimeter of the piece, with well defined faces and sharp terminations, translucent and lustrous with a yellowish color, while the crystals in the center of the piece are more greenish, with very sharp bipyramids, all this on a limonitic matrix.
Adamite is a secondary mineral found in zinc deposits that also contain arsenic minerals.
A Mexican classic from a legendary mine.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango Mexico

Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.0 × 3.6 cm = 3.43” × 1.57” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

From: Fabre Minerals

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Adamite (Ref: 20MJX66)

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