Adamite from Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Attica, Greece - image 1
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Adamite from Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Attica, Greece

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Blue-green spheroidal clusters of copper-bearing Adamite crystals liberally cover the surface of a prior generation of likely calcite. There's a fair bit going on here mineralogically...we expect scalenohedral calcite crystals have pseudomorphed. Close up examination reveals at least 4 different minerals present (not tested/identified)

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SpeciesAdamite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 6.0 cm
Added on12/28/2024
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Aug 2025
Price paid
$3,950.00
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—One-Off MineralsNot disclosed

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zinc arsenate with vivid hues, sharp microcrystals on limonite, and bright UV fluorescence; prized by collectors from Ojuela, Tsumeb, and Lavrion.
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Adamite from Serpieri Mine
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Serpieri Mine
Serpieri Mine, Greece - Lavrion’s Kamariza area famed for vivid blue secondary sulfates (serpierite, glaucocerinite, ktenasite) whose tiny crystals attract col…