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Papagoite & Ajoite

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Papagoite & Ajoite

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Description
Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

A small but very good specimen with some sharp papagoite crystals in calcite with some nice sprays of ajoite. Type locality for both species!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Papagoite

Formula: 
CaCu[H3AlSi2O9]
Strunz: 
9.CE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Ajoite

Formula: 
(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.70
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona, United States of America

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