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Zincolivenite

Unknown Owner
Zincolivenite (FKA cuproadamite; dark green zoned yellow green, prismatic chisel point up to 4mm) with Mottramite (dark green aggregates & acicular sprays) and micro-xls of Adamite (golden yellow transparent sprays, some zoned into green Cupro-Adamite)

Product details

Species
ZincoliveniteAbout Zincolivenite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.5 x 2.6 x 4.3 cm
Added on09/25/2025
Locality
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, TsumebRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
12/2025Unknown Owner$825.00
—Collector’s EdgeNot disclosed

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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.