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Mineral Specimens with Adamite
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6.5 x 5.0 x 2.6 cm. Nestled in a vug of limonite are crystals, to 1.5 cm in length, of glassy and gemmy, lime-colored adamite. The single isolated 1.3-cm crystal is doubly terminated and stands starkly apart in its form and coloration (slightly paler, like pear-green). It is a very dramatic combination, and you do not usually see the two habits in combination on the same specimen.
3 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm. A few spheres of glassy and gemmy, lime colored adamite, to 1.25 cm across, are nestled in a vug of limonite. Tim Blackwood Collection.
4.1 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm. This is a superb cluster of glassy and gemmy, lime colored adamite, measuring 2.5 cm across. It has superb lustre to it, and is translucent. It is emplaced on a matrix of limonite. It is easy to discern the growth of individual crystals within the mass cluster.
13.2 x 10.2 x 4.8 cm. Superb, wet-looking luster characterizes this sizeable , curvaceous wall of bright green adamite. Its translucent surface simply shimmers. This is an old-timer of a type you do not see anymore. Ex. John Ydren Collection.
5.6 x 4.0 x 3.6 cm. This is a very unusual specimen of adamite from Mapimi - both for its mint-green color, and the form of crystallization: a combination of wheels and botryoidal forms. The adamite lines a pocket in the typical Mapimi limonitic matrix.
4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm. A pretty miniature of translucent, sparkly adamite from Mexico, with a sparing amount of limonitic matrix - the color is actually a deeper green in person. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.
A group of sparkly, purple-tipped, tree-like clusters of adamite crowning a matrix of limonite. Cobaltian adamite, with its purple hues, is of course much rarer than the familiar green adamite from Mapimi. This one has some pizzazz! 6.8 x 4.5 x 3 cm
4.9 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm. Super-sparkly, gemmy bright grass-green crystals of adamite, piled up on limonitic matrix - a beautiful ministure. Accompanied by an old Burminco label; this is an old-timer. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.
5.9 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm. A pocket of shimmering, large euhedral crystals of adamite (to 0.7 cm), translucent and flashy, with fine grassy green color. Old material from the 1970s. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.
6.9 x 4.0 x 3.9 cm. The side of this Adamite nodule is completely covered with radial sprays of translucent, bright yellow-green Adamite. They really sparkle and glisten. Old classic material from the 1970s. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.
8.4 x 8.1 x 5.0 cm. This superb small cabinet features isolated, glassy, sprays and clusters of purple adamite crystals beautifully scattered on the sturdy, very 3-dimensional, vuggy gossan matrix. Waxy, olive-green adamite botryoids are a nice contrast and compliment to this outstanding piece. This piece is from the one-time find in 1981. Ex. George Elling Collection.
Highly prized in most collections, Adamite is usually found in blocky to elongated orthorhombic blades. Here you have beautifully developed thin crystals grouped to form a stunning radial fan or "pinwheel" as the colelctors call them. With such a rich yellow color and excellent luster, this incredibly aesthetic specimen is super-choice. Most pinwheels are simply not on matrix...I guess they just fall off...but this is firmly anchored 5.4 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm
9.3 x 6.5 x 6.2 cm. Adamite of this glistening, wet lustre was one of the most famous products of the heyday of the Ojuela Mine in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This piece shows two styles of adamite, the "balls" and also gemmy, transparent, freestanding crystals - all in a nicely protected cavity in the matrix. It comes from the collection of Dr. Miguel Romero. This was the most famous collection of Mexican minerals ever put together and is likely to remain so, and to be known as the most important collection of Mexican material, for the foreseeable future. Comes with both the University of Arizona Museum paper label and its clear plastic exhibit label - confirming that this specimen was on exhibit in the Tucson display of the museum for about 10 years, from the late 1990s until March of 2008.
5.0 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm. A superb, rich and showy specimen of lustrous, gemmy, emerald-green, cuprian adamite microcrystals covering the 3-dimensional gossan matrix from the Tsumeb Mine. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.
3.4 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm. A fine, two-sided miniature adamite specimen from the Mina Ojuela of Mexico. A highly lustrous and gemmy, yellow-green adamite crystal with a sharp, chisel termination is artfully attached upright on a sliver of sturdy gossan matrix. Classic material. Ex. Dave Stoudt Collection.
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