Fortunately, neither humans nor any other creatures feed on\nadamites. Therefore, there is no need to escape from arsenic poisoning after\nepisodic communication with a beautiful and rare stone. Yes, and jewelry with\nadamites and adamites on the shelves of jewelry stores cannot be found,\nalthough in some cases the stone is cut and set in silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
French mineralogist Gilbert-Joseph Adam, who worked in the\n19th century, described adamite from samples brought from South America. The\nfirst specimens of the beautiful yellow stone were found in the Chilean Atacama\nDesert, on the territory of the Gagnarsillo ore deposit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The find took place in 1866. Later, the Adamites were found\nin Mexico, Greece, and France. Today, the Adamites are appreciated from Turkey\nand especially from Africa, from the vicinity of the Namibian city of Tsumeb.\nIn Russia, adamite is found in the Far East, in Transbaikalia, near Nizhny\nTagil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long known to the American Indians, adamite was used in\nshamanic rituals. The person doomed to be sacrificed was decorated with adamite\nbeads, and a larger bead was put in his mouth. The swallowed stone dissolved in\nthe stomach of the unfortunate person, guaranteeing the inevitable transition\nto the spirit world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adamite (adamin in the Russian mineralogical tradition) is\nrare, fragile and unstable. The hardness of the gem does not exceed 3.5 points\non the Mohs scale. Crystals of adamite usually do not even reach 10 mm in\nlength, although in some deposits there are beautiful intergrowths up to 2.5 cm\nin size. Mexican adamites from the state of Durango are especially large and\nsometimes grow up to 12 centimeters in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Micro cluster of adamite crystals, France. Macro shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adamite is extremely fragile and prone to cracking even\nwithout mechanical stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In nature, adamite is rare. Zinc arsenate crystals most\nreadily grow on a limonite or calcite substrate, while adamite forms geodes and\ndruses in natural cavities and cracks. The thin initial adamite crust is\ncovered with crystalline grains, after which the growth of well-formed crystals\nof the mineral is sometimes observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yellow and green crystals of adamite have a characteristic\nprismatic shape, but can be acicular or tabular. In ultraviolet light, adamite\ncrystals, not too contaminated with impurities, fluoresce with a lemon-tone\nglow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stone dissolves easily in acidic solutions. The products\nof the dissociation of zinc arsenate, which is adamite, are extremely toxic –\nso the Indian priests were not mistaken, considering the swallowed adamite the\nright ticket to the land of their ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chemical formula of the mineral is Zn2 (AsO4) (OH). The\nOH hydroxyl group attached to the zinc-arsenic oxide compound is easily removed\nby heating. Dehydration causes spontaneous cracking, discoloration and loss of\nclarity of the mineral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Natural color of adamite is bright, juicy shades of yellow,\nyellowish-brown and yellow-green colors. There are, however, and colorless, and\npinkish, and purple, and brownish adamites of uneven color. The abundance of\ncopper, partially or completely replacing zinc atoms in the molecule of the\nsubstance, makes adamite bright green with a slight blue tint, but weakens the\ncharacteristic glass luster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Copper-containing, but not devoid of zinc, adamite is called\ncuproadamite. If the zinc in adamite is completely replaced by copper, the\nmineral becomes emerald-green olivienite, and its crystals sometimes grow in\nneedle-like brushes, reminiscent of sea urchins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cobaltoadamite (especially with a small admixture of\nmanganese) is beautiful with smooth color transitions from pink to lilac, lilac\nand violet. The admixed iron makes additional adjustments to the color\ncharacteristics of adamite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the jewelry industry, adamite is not used due to its\nminimal hardness, pronounced fragility and a tendency to spontaneous\ndestruction when dried and heated. However, individual craftsmen take the risk\nof converting the flashy mineral into jewelry. Lilac Namibian adamites are\nfaceted, yellow Mexican stones are turned into cabochons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aggregate of accreted adamite crystals is greenish\nyellow. Spheroid shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The product is created in such a way that to exclude direct\ncontact of the adamite insert with the body. Such a measure is sufficient to\neliminate the negative impact of arsenic compounds on human health. However, in\nmost cases, faceted adamites (the known maximum weight is three carats) enter\nmineralogical collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collectible specimens of adamite are famous for their\nexceptional expressiveness and are in constant demand among lovers of natural\nrarities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Home-grown lithotherapists readily recommend the use of\nadamite to treat skin diseases. However, adamite applications and other contact\nprocedures, with excessive zeal, can be harmful: arsenic is destructive to the\ncells of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To completely eliminate the danger, jewelry adamites are\nrecommended to be stored in separate boxes. Collectible adamites should be kept\nunder glass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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