Mindat Logo

Adamite (Var: Manganoan Adamite)


Adamite (Var: Manganoan Adamite) : Zn2(AsO4)(OH)

Photo Copyright © Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
These rare crystals, of this quality, were found just ONCE in the mid 1980s and brought to market by John Whitmire in a single offering at the Tucson show. A choice example remains today one of the hardest items of Mexican material to obtain. This piece is "just a thumb size" perhaps, but what a fine one! Super crystals to 1.75 cm, top quality, in an elegant splayed cluster! This was a select specimen, formerly in the collection and with label of Willard Perkins, the collector who invented the so-called "Perky Box" for thumbnails. THIS IS BETTER IN PERSON! 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm



This photo has been shown 192 times

< View User Page & Photos View Manganoan Adamite Gallery Light Background >



Mineral and/or Locality
Google
 
www.mindat.org Web
Copyright © Jolyon & Ida Ralph 1993-2008. Site Map. Locality, mineral & photograph data are the copyright of the individuals who submitted them.Further information contact the Site hosted & developed by Jolyon Ralph. Mindat.org is an online information resource dedicated to providing free mineralogical information to all. Mindat relies on the contributions of hundreds of members and supporters. If you would like to add information to improve the quality of our database, then click here to register.