Aluminium-bearing Adamite

Where it forms, where it's found

7recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Physical

Colour: Pale blue to pale bluish

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
30ZnZinc Zinc 2 65.380 130.760
36.66%
8OOxygen Oxygen 6 15.999 95.994
26.92%
33AsArsenic Arsenic 1 74.922 74.922
21.01%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 2 26.982 53.964
15.13%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 1 1.008 1.008
0.28%
Total 356.648 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
30ZnZinc	Zinc	2	65.380	130.760	36.66%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	6	15.999	95.994	26.92%
33AsArsenic	Arsenic	1	74.922	74.922	21.01%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	2	26.982	53.964	15.13%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	1	1.008	1.008	0.28%
	Total	356.648	100.00%

Synonyms

Al-Adamin
Al-Adamite
Alumino Adamite
Alumoadamin

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1982Heymann, Jürgen (1982) Al-Adamin [Al-Adamite]. Lapis, 7 (3) 26-28

Cite this entry

Entry last updated August 11, 2025

@misc{mineral2025,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Aluminium-bearing Adamite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2025},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/aluminium-bearing-adamite-10910}
}