Description

#2818 – A 1.97 x 1.2 x .87 -inch mineral specimen of light green copper rich Cuprian Adamite in two cavities on a brown Limonite/Goethite matrix.   This specimen was collected around 2008 from the Mina Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Mexico.  The specimen fluoresces a lite green color.  Cuprian Adamite from the Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, formed as a secondary mineral within the oxidized zone (gossan) of a complex hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit. The green color is due to the inclusion of trace amounts of copper.