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cuproadamite

Adamite containing copper in its structure, which replaces some of the zinc. The presence of copper gives it a vibrant blue to green color. Its chemical formula is (Zn,Cu)2(AsO4)(OH). Zincolivenite, a new mineral name approved by the IMA in 2006, is now a recognized mineral specimen which contains an intermediary amount of copper and zinc, and is part of the Adamite-Olivenite series.


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