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Kinoite & Gilalite

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Kinoite & Gilalite

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Description
Locality: 
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
1 × 4.8 × 3.4 cm
Description

Nice specimen with a lot of radiating gruops of tabular blue kinoite crystals associataed with small balls of gilalite of a beautiful light blue and green-light blue color.
Crystals are present in two different sides of the piece

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kinoite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Strunz: 
9.BH.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Santa Rita Mts, Pima 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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