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Mindat Short Description

Olivenite Group. Adamite-Olivenite Series. Libethenite-Olivenite Series. The copper analogue of Adamite.

May be confused with Zincolivenite which is a chemically and structurally distinct species with a defined ratio of Zn:Cu. Note: The designatio...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann. 127) Olivenerz, Bergmannisches Journal 1, 369-398 Jameson R (1820) Olivenite, in A System of Mineralogy Volume II, Archibald Constable and Co. (Edinburgh) 331-346

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Cu²⁺₂As⁵⁺O₄(OH)

Additional References

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

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