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Gilalite

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Description
Locality: 
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

Green globular aggregates of gilalite with good contrast with the matrix. Very nice under the microscope! Gilalite has only been found in 4 localities worldwide, being this one from the type locality.

Mineral Data
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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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