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Zincolivenite

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From the Tsumeb mine in Namibia, many lustrous broad-bladed crystals of Zincolivenite cover a flat plate of mixed Dolomite and more massive Zincolivenite matrix. The crystals measure to 1 cm and display light green central zones and a darker green outer zone, forming an arc across the specimen. Zincolivenite is now a recognised mineral species occurring as an intermediate member within the Olivenite and Adamite solid solution series. A most attractive small miniature of excellent Zincolivenite crystals.

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Species
ZincoliveniteAbout Zincolivenite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.9 x 4.3 x 1.6 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC8376

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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.