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Sillénite Ajoite & Shattuckite

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Sillénite Ajoite & Shattuckite

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Description
Locality: 
Navojoa, Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.6 × 2.4 cm
Description

yellow green crystals of sillenite in and on ajoite and blue shattuckite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sillénite

Formula: 
Bi12SiO20
Strunz: 
4.CB.70
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Durango, Mexico

Ajoite

Formula: 
(K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.70
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona, United States of America

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA