Copper-bearing Adamite

Where it forms, where it's found

83recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Physical

Transparency: Transparent · Translucent
Colour: Bright green · faint tints of green in transmitted light.

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
31.60%
29CuCopper Copper 2 63.546 127.092
30.72%
8OOxygen Oxygen 5 15.999 79.995
19.33%
33AsArsenic Arsenic 1 74.922 74.922
18.11%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 1 1.008 1.008
0.24%
Total 413.777 100.00%
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	31.60%
29CuCopper	Copper	2	63.546	127.092	30.72%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	5	15.999	79.995	19.33%
33AsArsenic	Arsenic	1	74.922	74.922	18.11%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	1	1.008	1.008	0.24%
	Total	413.777	100.00%

Synonyms

Adamite Cuprifera
Adamite cuprifère
Cu-Adamite
Cuprian Adamite
Cuproadamin
Cuproadamit
Cuproadamita
Cuproadamite

Group, growth & confusion

1 mineral

Agardite-(La)LaCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Mineral
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Literature, links & citation

Citations

1951Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Copper-bearing Adamite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/copper-bearing-adamite-1174},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}