Nickel-bearing Adamite

Where it forms, where it's found

2recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

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
32.36%
28NiNickel Nickel 2 58.693 117.386
29.05%
8OOxygen Oxygen 5 15.999 79.995
19.80%
33AsArsenic Arsenic 1 74.922 74.922
18.54%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 1 1.008 1.008
0.25%
Total 404.071 100.00%
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	32.36%
28NiNickel	Nickel	2	58.693	117.386	29.05%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	5	15.999	79.995	19.80%
33AsArsenic	Arsenic	1	74.922	74.922	18.54%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	1	1.008	1.008	0.25%
	Total	404.071	100.00%

Synonyms

Nickel-Adamin
Nickeloan Adamite

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1983Gebhard, Georg (1983) Nickel-Adamin [Nickel-bearing Adamite]. Lapis, 8 (12) 31-32

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Nickel-bearing Adamite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/nickel-bearing-adamite-10816},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}