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Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

 
Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 16588
Mineral:Adamite
Locality:Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description:Flattened cluster of yellow-green adamite crystals up to 10 mm long. The terminated faces of the adamite are very distinct and lustrous. Fluoresces bright green under UV illumination. Ex. Earle C. Sullivan (1906-2005), author of History and Minerals of Old Mine Park, Trumbull, Ct.
Overall Size:30x25x15 mm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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