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Gilalite

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Description
Locality: 
Batalha Mine, São José da Batalha, Borborema Province, Paraiba, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.7 × 0.8 cm
Description

 Nice pale blue gilalite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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