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Mindat Short Description

Olivenite Group. Adamite-Olivenite Series. The orthorhombic dimorph of Paradamite. The Zn analogue of zincolivenite.

In terms of chemistry, but not structure, adamite in an arsenic equivalent (stoichiometrically similar to) of tarbuttite. The two ...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Friedel C, Daubrée G A (1866) Sur l‘adamine, nouvelle espèce minérale, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 62, 692-695

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Zn²⁺₂As⁵⁺O₄(OH)

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/adamite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Adamite.shtml