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Junitoite Kinoite & Sauconite

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Junitoite Kinoite & Sauconite

ex collection Michael Shannon
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Description
Locality: 
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 5.5 × 3.6 cm
Description

Lavender-colored and colorless junitoite (type locality), blue kinoite and pink sauconite on matrix. In addition one or two more unidentified species. The black crystals might be tenorite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Junitoite

Formula: 
CaZn2Si2O7·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.15
Hardness: 
4.5
Colour: 
colorless
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, 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

Sauconite

Formula: 
Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.45
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Friedensville Mine, Friedensville, Saucon Valley, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA

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