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Zincolivenite

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Zincolivenite is a species intermediate between Olivenite and Adamite in chemistry. For many years it was regarded as a variety of either Olivenite or Adamite but is now classified in its own right. Tsumeb mine is not the Type Locality but is the undisputed king of occurrences with the finest crystals both in terms of size and dramatic colour. These crystals were known about for generations but given various names until the more permanent naming of Zincolivenite was introduced in 2006. This superb miniature Zincolivenite specimen is from the Weyand collection held in Tsumeb for generations, and features the classic vivid green wedge-shaped crystals for which Tsumeb mine is renowned. Nearly the whole specimen is Zincolivenite, giving it a dense feel, and showing paler massive Zincolivenite with bright glassy green sharply formed crystals to 3 mm in length lining cavities. A very rich example of this classic species from Tsumeb.

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Species
ZincoliveniteAbout Zincolivenite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Listed on09/03/2025
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →
SKUCC53220

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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.