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Adamite var. Cuprian Adamite with Calcite from Mapimi District, Durango, Mexico

 
Adamite var. Cuprian Adamite with Calcite from Mapimi District, Durango, Mexico

Adamite var. Cuprian Adamite with Calcite from Mapimi District, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 46736
Mineral:Adamite var. Cuprian Adamite with Calcite
Locality:Mapimi District, Durango, Mexico
Description:Bright blue-green copper-rich adamite crystals to 2 mm (commonly mislabeled as Cuproadamite or Cuprian Adamite) with translucent colorless calcite crystals to 7 mm in cavities in brown gossan. Looks beautiful under magnification.
Overall Size:5x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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