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Zincolivenite

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Cuprian Adamite from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia is one of its classic species, with the mine producing some of the best specimens in the world. This small miniature / large thumbnail is a solid cluster of intergrown sea-green Cuprian Adamite crystals, one measuring 10 x 5 x 4 mm and all with a superb bright lustre. The crystals have developed with horizontal furrows around the prism faces giving a pagoda-type structure and resulting in a very attractive silky appearance. A choice Cuprian Adamite from Tsumeb.

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Species
ZincoliveniteAbout Zincolivenite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.7 x 3.6 x 1.9 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC15301

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Mineral guide
Learn about Zincolivenite
emerald-green crystals in radiating sprays with vitreous to adamantine luster; notable localities, color, habit, and ID cues.
Zincolivenite
Regional guide
Zincolivenite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
from Tsumeb is the modern name for much of the vivid green “cuproadamite” and “cuprian adamite” that circulated for decades from this legendary Namibian mine. It sits between adamite and olivenite in the adamite–olivenite solid-solution series, with ideal composition CuZn(AsO4)(OH), and Tsumeb is one of the places where that chemistry becomes a collector’s problem as much as a mineralogical one: color, habit, and zoning can suggest the identity, but the most careful determinations rely on quantitative chemical analysis.