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Ajoite Dioptase & Quartz

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Ajoite Dioptase & Quartz

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Messina Mine, Musina, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 7.8 × 4.7 cm
Description

Nice specimen from South Africa of rare ajoite in free crystals and also included in trasparent quartz in association with some dioptase crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ajoite

Formula: 
(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.70
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona, United States of America

Dioptase

Formula: 
CuSiO3·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CJ.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Altyn-Tyube dioptase deposit (Altyn-Tube), Altyn-Tyube area, Kirghiz Steppes (Asiatic Steppes), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan...

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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