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Papagoite - New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA (TL) (#:MINS9006)

Deep blue papagoite ftom the type locality.Very hard-to-obtain.

Formula :
Ca2Cu2Al2[(OH)6/Si4O_12_]

System: monoclinic Hardness:5-5½ Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VIII/E.6-50 - SILICATES
Name origin: Named for the Tohono O""odham Nation of Native American people that live in the area around the type locality. The European name for these people was Papago, but the name has been rejected by the nation.

Specimen weight:38 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size: 50mm x 45 mm x 18 mm

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Papagoite - New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA (TL)

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