Mineralpedia Details for Rajite

Named after Robert Allen Jenkins (initials RAJ), an American mineralogist and geologist for the Phelps Dodge Corporation, now Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., as the first to discover the species. Rajite is a rare mineral that occurs as a coating on fractures through silicified rhyolite breccia. Found only at its type locality at the Lone Pine mine in New Mexico, USA and also one other reported locality in Japan.

Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/rajite.pdf

Formula

CuTe⁴⁺₂O₅ 

Crystal System

Monoclinic 

Crystal Habit

Crystalline - Fine 

Cleavage

Indistinct, Indistinct, None 

Color

green 

Class

Monoclinic - Prismatic 

Hardness

4 

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The cyrstals are well defined and the size of the crystals or crystal aggregates are to 1.5mm and the color is from a darker to light green. Rajite is named for Dr. Robert Allen Jenkins (RAJ) and has been found in only two worldwide localities. Excellent specimen!