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Kinoite

Named for Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, a Jesuit pioneer of the Sonora-Arizona-California area. Found only in Japan and the United States, Kinoite is a rare mineral that occurs in vugs and veins through skarn and in pockets in basaltic lava flows.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/kinoite.pdf
- Formula
- Ca2Cu2Si3O10ยท2H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Distinct, Distinct
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- azure blue
- Streak
- bluish white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 5
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Kinoite from Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States

Micro crystals to about 0.5mm as singles and fan-like aggregates.
Kinoite crystals as single tabular or platy crystals to about 0.3mm and as fan-like sprays.