Adamite-Olivenite Series

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

Orthorhombic

Series Formula:

(AsO

)(OH)

(AsO

)(OH)

A series between Adamite and Olivenite

Note: Zincolivenite (without the hyphen) is an intermediate and distinct member of this series. It is a cation-ordered species with a Zn:Cu ratio of (ideally) 1:1.

Members with Cu:Zn ~ 1:2 are pseudotetragonal.

Classification of Adamite-Olivenite Series
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Crystallography of Adamite-Olivenite Series
Crystal System:	Orthorhombic
Other Information
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Adamite-Olivenite Series
Reference List: - +	Mincheva-Stefanova, I., Panchev, B., Bonev, Iv. & Punev, L. (1965): X-ray diffraction determination of chemical composition of intermediate members of the olivenite-adamite series. Izv. Geol. Inst. Bulgar. Akad. Nauk 14, 91-106. (in Bulgarian.) Toman, K. (1978): Ordering in olivenite-adamite solid solutions. Acta Crystallogr., B34, 715-721. Walenta, K. & Greil, P. (1979): Pseudotetragonaler Cuproadamin. - Chem. Erde 38, 218-222. Braithwaite, R. S. W (1983): Infrared spectroscopy analysis of the olivenite-adamite series, and of phosphate substitution in olivenite. Mineral. Mag., 47, 51-57. Chisholm, J. E. (1985): Cation segregation and oxygen-hydrogen stretching vibration of the olivenite-adamite series. Phys. Chem. Mineral. 12, 185-190. Wieser, T. & Zabinski, W. (1986): Copper arsenate and sulphate minerals from Miedzianka near Kielce (Poland). Mineralogica Polonica 17 (1), 17-42. [optical properties of intermediate members; XRD data] Katerinopoulos, A. (1996): Adamite from the Lavrion mines. Oryktos Ploutos 99, 21-28. (in Greek.) [an intermediate member, most probably zincolivenite].
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Adamite-Olivenite Series

Classification of Adamite-Olivenite Series

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