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Ajoite & Shattuckite

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Ajoite & Shattuckite

Ex coll. Akkerman 1994
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 4.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

Very interesting specimen of ajoite and shattukite from type locality.

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

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

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