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Adamite-Olivenite Series

Saint Estèbe pass, Montgaillard, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Tiny balls (~ 1 mm diam.) of adamite (but it may be olivenite too, both have been described from this locality; difficult to determine without analysis).
Minor azurite on the bottom left.
 © Jacques MalasséPhoto ID: 203550    View Count: 63

Multiple photos availableAdamite-Olivenite Series

Cap Garonne Mine, Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Adamite-olivenite from Cap-Garonne. (visual observation seems to show olivenite core and cuprian-adamite edges).
ex Jean Behier collection - Collected in 1940

Specimen size 6 x 5 cm

Zeiss Luminar 63mm on Nikon D1X

Photo & collection Chollet Pascal
 © Chollet PascalPhoto ID: 206322    View Count: 126

Adamite-Olivenite Series

Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Picture width 5 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 187051    View Count: 140

Multiple photos availableAdamite-Olivenite Series

Shaft No. 132, Christiana Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece

FOV=1.7 cm. The matrix for this specimen consists of impure Fe oxides in colors ranging through brick red, brown, yellow, and vivid orange. The colorless mineral yields pure Ca by SEM/EDS and is either calcite or aragonite. The green mineral analyzes as about 50-50 olivenite-adamite. Its color and crystal habit are very uniform across the specimen ...
 © Tony PetersonPhoto ID: 170325    View Count: 176
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