Adamite Visible Spectra (300 - 1100 nm)

Adamite, would be colorless if it were the pure zinc arsenate end member. The pink adamite  from Mapimi, Mexico, has a spectrum that looks like Mn³⁺ is the source of the color.

Adamite absorption spectrum 

• GRR 711, pink adamite;  Pink adamite from Mapimi, Mexico . The sample is 3.79 mm thick. Data Files: E||a; E perp a (=c?)


 

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