Adamite | |
Chemical Formula |
Zn2AsO4OH |
Species |
Phosphates |
Crystal System |
Orthorhombic |
Mohs Scale |
3 |
Specific Gravity |
4.32-4.48 |
Color |
Pale yellow, honey-yellow, brownish yellow, reddish; rarely white, colorless, blue, pale green to green, may be zoned; |
Streak |
white to pale green |
Luster |
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Greasy |
Refractive Index |
n = 1.708 - 1.722 n = 1.742 - 1.744 n = 1.763 - 1.773 |
Diaphaneity |
Transparent, Translucent |
Cleavage |
Distinct/Goodon , good; on , poor. |
Fracture |
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:Wedge-like prisms typically in druses and radiating clusters - also smooth botryoidal masses. | |
Geological Setting:A secondary mineral in the oxidised zone of zinc- and arsenic-bearing hydrothermal mineral deposits. |