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Adamite var. Cuproadamite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

 
Adamite var. Cuproadamite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

Adamite var. Cuproadamite from Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece

DESCRIPTION:No. 53112
Mineral:Adamite var. Cuproadamite
Locality:Lavrion (Laurium) Mining District, Attica Peninsula, Greece
Description:Prismatic lustrous transparent green adamite crystals in fan-shaped formation in brown limonite gossan. The green color is due to copper impurities in the adamite often labeled with the obsolete name of cuproadamite or cuprian adamite.
Overall Size:34x22x16 mm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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