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Papagoite

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Description
Locality: 
Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Blue masses and partly crystals of papagoite from Ajo.

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