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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: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm
Description

From the type locality for papagoite, this is a typical specimen rich in cracks filled by royal blue masses of tabular interpenetrated crystals, with some geodes where free standing papagoite crystals are well developed.

Acquired in 1976 to Marion Godshaw (1915-1989). Ex René Virlet specimen.

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

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