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Junitoite, Kinoite


Junitoite : CaZn2[Si2O7] · H2O, Kinoite : Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]

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Locality: Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Colorless, tabular crystals of junitoite almost filling a fracture in grossular-rich skarn. One crystal is broken, displaying the perfect {100} cleavage. Associated minerals are kinoite (blue) and smectite. The width of view is 3 mm.

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