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Junitoite & Gilalite

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Junitoite & Gilalite

Ex Sailer Collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.4 × 2.1 cm
Description

Rare junitoite,even more rare in this lavendular colour,with a little bit gilalite.

It comes out from the Sailer Collection in Hannover,it was a found from the 80s

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Junitoite

Formula: 
CaZn2Si2O7·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.15
Hardness: 
4.5
Colour: 
colorless
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Gilalite

Formula: 
Cu5Si6O17·7H2O
Strunz: 
9.HE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
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