Ajoite

Origin: New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Elongated, bladed crystals to about 1 mm as free-standing crystals, radial sprays and as flattened crystals on matrix. Most of the matrix is ajoite. Also associated is very nice, acicular olivenite crystals (green) in photo.

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Origin: New Cornelia mine, Pima Co., Arizona, United States (type locality)

Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm (top), 5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (2nd row), 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm (3rd row), 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm (4th row), 7 x 3.5 x 1 cm (bottom)

 

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Tourquoise blue ajoite with plancheite and conichalcite

Origin: Galiuro Mt., Copper Creek, Pinal Co., Arizona, U.S.A .

Sample size: 1.4 x 2 cm (top), 2.6 x 3.5 cm (2nd row), 2.7 x 3.6 cm (3rd row), 2.7 x 3.6 cm (4th row), 4.2 x 5 cm (bottom)

 

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