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Papagoite

#PD32890
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Papagoite from New Cornelia mine, Ajo dist., Pima Co., Arizona, United States - PD32890
Papagoite from New Cornelia mine, Ajo dist., Pima Co., Arizona, United States - PD32890

Papagoite

#PD32890
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 6.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3 (RRUFF)
Locality
New Cornelia mine, Ajo dist., Pima Co., Arizona, United States

Bright blue crystalline Papagoite. Rich specimens like this are increasingly harder to obtain.

Type Locality

Papagoite

Formula
CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Encrustations, Cryptocrystalline 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
light blue 
Streak
light blue 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
5-5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
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