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Papagoite from
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Papagoite
Formula:CaCu[H3AlSi2O9]
Comments:Occurs in narrow veinlets & in veneers on slip surfaces in altered granodiorite porphyry.
Habit:Elongated, somewhat flattened crystals
Colour:Cerulean-blue
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ajoite12
Shattuckite9
Cuprite1
Granodiorite1
Porphyry1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Papagoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (50 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8347:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Hutton, C. O., Vlisidis, A. C. (1960) Papagoite, a new copper-bearing mineral from Ajo, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 45 (5-6) 599-611
Guillebert, Claire, Le Bihan, Marie-Thérèse (1965) Contribution à l'étude structurale des silicates de cuivre : structure atomique de la papagoïte. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 88 (1) 119-121 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1965.5811
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pp.319-320
 
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