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Papagoite

Martin Jensen collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Cedar Summit Mine, Bell District, Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm
Description

You are bidding on an excellent thumbnail of papagoite from the Martin Jensen collection from this obscure locality for the species. Dark blue papagoite nodules line a fracture in chrysocolla on matrix. Collected by Martin in 2011 and verified by EDS by Excalibur Minerals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Papagoite

Formula: 
CaCu[H3AlSi2O9]
Strunz: 
9.CE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

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