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Ajoite

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Description
Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.9 × 1.4 cm
Description

Lustrous, intense blue coloured ajoite crystals richly covering the matrix. Classic material from the type locality.

Acquired in 1981, it is an Ex Gerard Vogel specimen.

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

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