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Juanitaite Kinoite & Apophyllite

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Juanitaite Kinoite & Apophyllite

Juanitaite Type Locality
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Matrix showing nice colourless platy juanitoite crystals from the species Type Locality with deep blue sprays of kinoite crystals and colourless apophyllite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Juanitaite

Formula: 
Bi(Cu,Ca,Fe)10(AsO4)4(OH)11·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DE.40
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.0
Type Locality: 
Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Deep Creek Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA

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

Apophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

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