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Papagoite from
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Papagoite, etc.

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Papagoite
Formula:CaCu[H3AlSi2O9]
Comments:Note: Colour alone is not indicative in identification between papagoite and shattuckite or in some cases ajoite (Debbie Woolf's conclusion after further discussions with author 25 years later).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz100
Ajoite19
Hematite10
Epidote9
Calcite9
Cuprorivaite7
Tangeite5
Clinozoisite-Epidote Series1
Kaolinite1
Chlorite Group1
Native Copper1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Papagoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251976:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Papagoite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMusina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘArtonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1991) The Messina Mining District, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 187-199
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
 
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