[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:66":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":11,"weighting":12,"nolocadd":13,"blacklisted":13,"mindat_formula":14,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":15,"elements":16,"sigelements":24,"key_elements":25,"impurities":26,"cim":27,"ima_status":28,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":31,"discovery_year":32,"strunz10ed1":33,"strunz10ed2":34,"strunz10ed3":35,"strunz10ed4":36,"dana8ed1":37,"dana8ed2":38,"dana8ed3":39,"dana8ed4":39,"csystem":40,"cclass":11,"spacegroup":11,"spacegroupset":41,"a":42,"b":43,"c":44,"alpha":45,"beta":46,"gamma":47,"aerror":48,"berror":49,"cerror":49,"alphaerror":50,"betaerror":50,"gammaerror":50,"va3":11,"z":51,"csmetamict":13,"commentcrystal":52,"twinning":11,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":53,"tlform":11,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":41,"vhnmax":41,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":54,"dmeas2":54,"dcalc":55,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":11,"lustretype":11,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":56,"streak":57,"colour":58,"commentcolor":11,"colors":59,"streak_colors":63,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":64,"cleavagetype":65,"fracturetype":11,"tenacity":11,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":66,"opticalsign":67,"opticalalpha":68,"opticalalpha2":41,"opticalalphaerror":50,"opticalbeta":69,"opticalbeta2":41,"opticalbetaerror":50,"opticalgamma":70,"opticalgamma2":41,"opticalgammaerror":50,"opticalomega":41,"opticalomega2":41,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":41,"opticalepsilon2":41,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":41,"opticaln2":41,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":71,"optical2vcalc2":41,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":72,"optical2vmeasured2":11,"optical2vmeasurederror":50,"rimin":73,"rimax":74,"opticaldispersion":75,"opticalpleochroism":76,"opticalpleochorismdesc":77,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":11,"opticalr":11,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":11,"industrial":11,"occurrence":11,"otheroccurrence":78,"type_specimen_store":79,"description_short":80,"aboutname":81,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":82,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":83,"group_members":84,"associates":85,"confused_with":121,"type_localities":122,"occurrence_total":129,"citations":130,"images":164,"structures":363,"synonyms":370,"language_names":373,"wikidata_qid":423,"texts":424},66,"1:1:66:2","8bf685c9-c3e1-479c-bcd1-3503bd1a78f8","Ajoite","Aj",0,"mineral",null,2822,false,"(K,Na)Cu\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>AlSi\u003Csub>9\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>24\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>·3H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","K\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Cu\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>20\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Si\u003Csub>29\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>76\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>16\u003C\u002Fsub> · 8H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",[17,18,19,20,21,22,23],"Al","Cu","Na","Si","O","K","H",[17,18,20,21,22,23],[18],"Fe,Mn,Ca","16.5.6",[29,30],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED",1958,"1958","9","E","A","70","78","5","1","Triclinic","0","13.634","13.687","14.522","110.83","107.21","105.68",5,7,1,3,"Cell parameters from Pluth and Smith (2002)","As sprays of bladed prismatic crystals, to 0.4 mm; commonly fibrous.\r\n\r\nFrom New Cornelia mine {010} is the most prominent form and {100} and {110} are much less prominent but always present. The termination on c may be either {001} or {203} or both.","2.96","2.951","Translucent","Greenish white","Bluish green",[60,61,62],"blue","green","white",[61,62],"on {010}","Perfect","Biaxial","+","1.550","1.583","1.641","76.4","80",1.55,1.641,"r \u003C v strong","Visible","X= very light bluish green\r\nY=Z= brilliant bluish green","In oxidised copper-rich base-metal deposits.","National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 113220.","See also Best Minerals article on ajoite: Currier, R., Revheim O. (2016): Ajoite. revision 2.1 Mindat Best Minerals Project, article \"mesg-66-124530\": \r\n\r\nhttp:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Fmesg-66-124530.html","Named after the type locality, the New Cornelia mine in Ajo, Arizona, USA (http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3370.html)","2025-08-11 12:14:18",[],[],[86,96,105,113],{"id":87,"name":88,"entrytype":9,"csystem":89,"ima_formula":90,"mindat_formula":91,"hmin":92,"hmax":92,"dmeas":93,"dcalc":94,"primary_image_id":95},1149,"Creaseyite","Orthorhombic","Cu\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Pb\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Si\u003Csub>5\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>17\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Pb\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Cu\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(Si\u003Csub>4.67\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>0.33\u003C\u002Fsub>)O\u003Csub>15.33\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>·H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",2.5,"4.1","4.01",6422,{"id":97,"name":98,"entrytype":9,"csystem":99,"ima_formula":100,"mindat_formula":101,"hmin":48,"hmax":102,"dmeas":103,"dcalc":103,"primary_image_id":104},3077,"Papagoite","Monoclinic","CaCuAlSi\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>","CaCu[H\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>AlSi\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>9\u003C\u002Fsub>]",5.5,"3.25",18590,{"id":106,"name":107,"entrytype":9,"csystem":108,"ima_formula":109,"mindat_formula":109,"hmin":49,"hmax":49,"dmeas":110,"dcalc":111,"primary_image_id":112},3337,"Quartz","Trigonal","SiO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>","2.65","2.66",30579,{"id":114,"name":115,"entrytype":9,"csystem":116,"ima_formula":117,"mindat_formula":117,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":118,"dcalc":119,"primary_image_id":120},3663,"Sillénite","Isometric","Bi\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub>SiO\u003Csub>20\u003C\u002Fsub>","9.16","9.18",17100,[],[123],{"id":124,"txt":125,"latitude":126,"longitude":127,"country":128},3370,"New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA",32.3555556,-112.865,"USA",17,[131,134,139,143,147,150,155,160],{"id":132,"year":31,"html":133,"doi":11},523127,"Schaller, W. T., Vlisidis, A. C. (1958) Ajoite, a new hydrous aluminum copper silicate. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  43 (11-12) 1107-1111 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM43\u002FAM43_1107.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":135,"year":136,"html":137,"doi":138},81535,1976,"Kato, Toshio, Miúra, Yasunori (1976) Cell dimensions of ajoite. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Journal\u003C\u002Fi>,  8 (4) 234-239 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2465\u002Fminerj.8.234'>doi:10.2465\u002Fminerj.8.234\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2465\u002Fminerj.8.234",{"id":140,"year":141,"html":142,"doi":11},527569,1981,"Chao, George Y. (1981) Ajoite: new data. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  66 (1-2) 201-203 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM66\u002FAM66_201.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":144,"year":145,"html":146,"doi":11},16099614,2002,"Pluth, J.J., Smith, J.V. (2002) Arizona porphyry copper\u002Fhydrothermal deposits II: Crystal structure of ajoite, (K+Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·~8H2O. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: 99: 11002-11005.",{"id":148,"year":145,"html":149,"doi":11},16099615,"Kolitsch, U. (2002) Unpublished structure refinement.",{"id":151,"year":152,"html":153,"doi":154},16558148,2012,"Frost, Ray L., Xi, Yunfei (2012) Vibrational spectroscopic study of the copper silicate mineral ajoite (K,Na)Cu\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>AlSi\u003Csub>9\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>24\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>·3H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O. \u003Ci>Journal of Molecular Structure\u003C\u002Fi>,  1018. 72-77 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.molstruc.2011.10.056'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.molstruc.2011.10.056\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.molstruc.2011.10.056",{"id":156,"year":157,"html":158,"doi":159},31659,2016,"Cairncross, Bruce (2016) Connoisseur's Choice: Ajoite, Messina Mine, Musina, Limpopo Province, South Africa. \u003Ci>Rocks & Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>,  91 (5) 426-433 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F00357529.2016.1193697'>doi:10.1080\u002F00357529.2016.1193697\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F00357529.2016.1193697",{"id":161,"year":162,"html":163,"doi":11},16962582,2021,"(2021) Ajoite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002FAjoite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",[165,175,182,191,201,207,213,218,228,235,244,249,258,266,271,278,286,294,301,309,317,326,332,337,343,349,357],{"id":166,"source_url":167,"license_code":168,"credit_html":169,"title":170,"description":171,"author":172,"original_width":173,"original_height":174},449,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135096","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135096\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-54292.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjo,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajo, Arizona\">Ajo\u003C\u002Fa>, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPima_County,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pima County, Arizona\">Pima County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FArizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Arizona\">Arizona\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3370.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rich, old-time specimen of aquamarine ajoite vugs and coatings on porphyritic matrix from the famous New Cornelia Mine at Ajo, Arizona. Ex Edna Doughty and Richard Hauck Collections. 7.5 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",466,600,{"id":176,"source_url":177,"license_code":168,"credit_html":178,"title":179,"description":180,"author":172,"original_width":174,"original_height":181},450,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171526","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171526\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-275005.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine) area, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjo,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajo, Arizona\">Ajo\u003C\u002Fa>, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPima_County,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pima County, Arizona\">Pima County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FArizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Arizona\">Arizona\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-52270.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.4 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Ajoite is a very rare potassium, sodium, copper silicate, named after its discovery locality, the New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona. Pretty, lustrous, bluish-green, acicular, ajoite crystals richly cover the excellent thumbnail. Older material from the Carlton Davis Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",482,{"id":183,"source_url":184,"license_code":168,"credit_html":185,"title":186,"description":187,"author":188,"original_width":189,"original_height":190},451,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866716","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866716\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-113785.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjo,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajo, Arizona\">Ajo\u003C\u002Fa>, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPima_County,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pima County, Arizona\">Pima County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FArizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Arizona\">Arizona\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3370.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Field of view 4 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Leon Hupperichs",780,588,{"id":192,"source_url":193,"license_code":194,"credit_html":195,"title":196,"description":197,"author":198,"original_width":199,"original_height":200},453,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199398","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199398\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite (48522684092).jpg","\u003Cp>Ajo\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nArizona, USA","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",6000,4000,{"id":202,"source_url":203,"license_code":194,"credit_html":204,"title":205,"description":206,"author":198,"original_width":199,"original_height":200},454,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199402","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199402\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite (48522514631).jpg","\u003Cp>New Cornelia - Ajo\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nArizona, USA",{"id":208,"source_url":209,"license_code":168,"credit_html":210,"title":211,"description":180,"author":172,"original_width":212,"original_height":174},31675,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171525","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171525\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-275004.jpg",571,{"id":214,"source_url":215,"license_code":194,"credit_html":216,"title":217,"description":206,"author":198,"original_width":199,"original_height":200},455,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199407","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199407\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite (48522684657).jpg",{"id":219,"source_url":220,"license_code":221,"credit_html":222,"title":223,"description":224,"author":225,"original_width":226,"original_height":227},456,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=130396286","CC BY 4.0","Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=130396286\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite Tomeik.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Field of view: 2 mm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com",1920,1279,{"id":229,"source_url":230,"license_code":168,"credit_html":231,"title":232,"description":187,"author":188,"original_width":233,"original_height":234},31682,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866713","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866713\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-113784.jpg",781,592,{"id":236,"source_url":237,"license_code":238,"credit_html":239,"title":240,"description":241,"author":242,"original_width":243,"original_height":243},31671,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1955839","Public domain","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1955839\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite 2 in rock Copper aluminum silicate New Cornelia Mine Ajo Pima County Arizona 2131.jpg","These mineral images are free to use how you wish.","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com",640,{"id":245,"source_url":246,"license_code":238,"credit_html":247,"title":248,"description":241,"author":242,"original_width":243,"original_height":243},31672,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1955840","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1955840\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite in rock Copper aluminum silicate New Cornelia Mine Ajo Pima County Arizona.jpg",{"id":250,"source_url":251,"license_code":252,"credit_html":253,"title":254,"description":255,"author":256,"original_width":141,"original_height":257},452,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=75818250","CC BY-SA 4.0","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=75818250\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Quartz with ajoite 1.jpg","quartz var. quartz with ajoite : Messina Mine, Messina District,  Limpopo Province, South Africa","Géry PARENT",1316,{"id":259,"source_url":260,"license_code":168,"credit_html":261,"title":262,"description":263,"author":172,"original_width":264,"original_height":265},31673,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165132","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165132\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Papagoite-Ajoite-238952.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPapagoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Papagoite\">Papagoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine) area, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjo,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajo, Arizona\">Ajo\u003C\u002Fa>, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPima_County,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pima County, Arizona\">Pima County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FArizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Arizona\">Arizona\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-52270.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.5 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A superb, very rich combination specimen of the very rare copper-containing silicates papagoite and ajoite from the Type Locality for both species - the New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Arizona. All sides of the 3-dimensional matrix are richly covered with lustrous, royal-blue papagoite microcrystals. One side of this excellent piece is richly covered with aquamarine ajoite microcrystals next to the papagoite. It is very rare to see such richness of both species together in one specimen. Ex. Jaime Bird Collection and comes with a two-sided, handwritten label in French, that says that the piece was purchased in Tucson in 1959 from Ann Rudledge. Ajoite was discovered in 1958 and papgoite was discovered in 1960. A true old-time specimen of these very rare species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",731,750,{"id":267,"source_url":268,"license_code":168,"credit_html":269,"title":270,"description":263,"author":172,"original_width":265,"original_height":265},31674,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165135","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165135\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Papagoite-Ajoite-238953.jpg",{"id":272,"source_url":273,"license_code":168,"credit_html":274,"title":275,"description":276,"author":172,"original_width":277,"original_height":174},31676,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172723","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172723\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-283416.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.3 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A striking edge phantom of pleasing, powder-blue ajoite is dramatically included in the termination of a sharp, water-clear quartz crystal from a new find at the Messina Mine of South Africa. Three sides of the crystal are preferentially coated with iron oxides making for a very showy piece. The glassy crystal faces are very lightly frosted. This is an impressive, highly representative example of the very rare copper silicate, named after its discovery locality, the New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",308,{"id":279,"source_url":280,"license_code":168,"credit_html":281,"title":282,"description":283,"author":172,"original_width":284,"original_height":285},31677,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10173547","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10173547\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-288917.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.5 x 6.0 x 2.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A striking large phantom of pleasing, powder-blue ajoite is dramatically included in the termination of a sharp, glassy quartz crystal from a new find at the Messina Mine of South Africa. The tiny, ajoite-filled, sidecar quartz crystal is a super accent. The quartz crystal cluster has very interesting stepped-growth. Complete-all-around, the back and one side of the termination are contacted, but have very little bruising, overall. This is an impressive, highly representative example of the very rare potassium, sodium, copper silicate, named after its discovery locality, the New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",543,700,{"id":287,"source_url":288,"license_code":168,"credit_html":289,"title":290,"description":291,"author":172,"original_width":292,"original_height":293},31678,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441898","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441898\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-mz69b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ajoite in Quartz (floater!)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Even rarer than a papagoite inclusion is the related copper species AJOITE. Here we have an UNPOLISHED natural DOUBLY-terminated crystal that displays about the richest zone of concentrated ajoite inclusion you can ask for, and the most ajoite I have ever seen in one spot on one crystal. Truly an exceptional miniature by ANY standard for the collector of all things quartz, copper, south african, etc etc. 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",393,400,{"id":295,"source_url":296,"license_code":168,"credit_html":297,"title":298,"description":299,"author":172,"original_width":293,"original_height":300},31679,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447254","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10447254\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-denv08-51b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 12.0 x 7.8 x 6.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ajoite in Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the surprising January 2008 find here, this is a symmetric, complete, undamaged crystal showing rich inclusions of the rare species ajoite. Interestingly, the quartz crystal has a \"girdle\" of sorts of included material which darkens the stalk and thus draws the eye all the more to the beautiful blue atop. NOTE THIS IS NOT POLISHED, as so many tragically were. Also, while many were found, few of this size with both good color and with perfect terminations were able to be recovered.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",356,{"id":302,"source_url":303,"license_code":168,"credit_html":304,"title":305,"description":306,"author":172,"original_width":307,"original_height":308},31680,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10465412","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10465412\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-t07-77a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.7 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ajoite in Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Not only is this well formed quartz crystal the host for included ajoite, but it clearly exhibits a fine, internal, phantom. Additionally, the ajoite appears to preferentially include the quartz on every alternate face. Superb!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",642,800,{"id":310,"source_url":311,"license_code":168,"credit_html":312,"title":313,"description":314,"author":172,"original_width":315,"original_height":316},31681,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477872","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477872\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-tmu47f.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ajoite included in Quartz (phantom)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a razor-sharp crystal with a termination so sharp you can literally cut yourself on it. The quartz hosts an internal phantom generation of quartz, that is richly included by powder blue ajoite. Now, often the inclusions are dispersed in the quartz , but seldom do you see a phantom within, concentrating the color as this one does. The crystal is complete all around, and shows extraordinary clarity looking through to the phantom zone within. I have seen literally hundreds of these, and in this size range, few have stood out to me as starkly as this piece, which I saw at the Munich show with a direct source. Moreover, it is complete and sharp, and shows off the inclusions without need of polishing. It really is one of the sharpest and finest in its size class. After cleaning, we found that it is technically a floater - rough at the bottom, but microcrystallized and complete.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",910,1000,{"id":318,"source_url":319,"license_code":168,"credit_html":320,"title":321,"description":322,"author":323,"original_width":324,"original_height":325},31683,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15909394","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15909394\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Quartz avec ajoïte (République d'Afrique du Sud) 2.JPG","cristaux de quartz avec ajoïte","Parent Géry",4288,2848,{"id":327,"source_url":328,"license_code":168,"credit_html":329,"title":330,"description":322,"author":323,"original_width":331,"original_height":325},31684,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15909579","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15909579\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Quartz avec ajoïte (République d'Afrique du Sud) 5.JPG",3968,{"id":333,"source_url":334,"license_code":168,"credit_html":335,"title":336,"description":322,"author":323,"original_width":324,"original_height":325},31685,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15909650","Parent Géry, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15909650\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Quartz avec ajoïte (République d'Afrique du Sud) 6.JPG",{"id":338,"source_url":339,"license_code":252,"credit_html":340,"title":341,"description":342,"author":256,"original_width":141,"original_height":257},31686,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=75818253","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=75818253\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Quartz with ajoite 2.jpg","Quartz with ajoite : Messina Mine, Messina District,  Limpopo Province, South Africa",{"id":344,"source_url":345,"license_code":168,"credit_html":346,"title":347,"description":291,"author":172,"original_width":348,"original_height":174},72469,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441897","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441897\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Quartz-mz69a.jpg",472,{"id":350,"source_url":351,"license_code":168,"credit_html":352,"title":353,"description":354,"author":172,"original_width":355,"original_height":356},72473,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477859","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477859\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Papagoite-Quartz-tmu48b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAjoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ajoite\">Ajoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPapagoite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Papagoite\">Papagoite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Messina mine, Messina District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLimpopo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Limpopo\">Limpopo Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-54250.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.2 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Papagoite and Ajoite included in Quartz\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This unusual specimen has BOTH rare blue species included within it, AND is a floater cluster of quartz, as a bonus. Clusters in good condition are not so common, and usually they are bigger anyhow. Most small pieces from here are singles - the mine likes to grow its quartz big. Only rarely do you get both minerals included within the same piece, and here you have it in both of the conjoined quartzes. The papagoite is the darker blue, and ajoite the lighter blue. Both are present at the edge boundary of an unusual, internal phantom in the upright crystal. The quartz cluster broke away from its matrix in geologic time an drehealed on the bottom, thus making this a floater, complete all around. Remarkably, it is pristine.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",1396,1500,{"id":358,"source_url":359,"license_code":168,"credit_html":360,"title":361,"description":354,"author":172,"original_width":356,"original_height":362},72474,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477861","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10477861\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ajoite-Papagoite-Quartz-tmu48a.jpg",1463,[364],{"id":365,"url":366,"label":367,"formula":368,"spacegroup":369,"year":145},136,"\u002Fcif\u002F136.cif","Pluth 2002","K.5 Cu10 Si14.5 Al1.5 O48 H12","P -1",[371,372],"Ajoiet","Ajoitt",[374,378,382,386,390,394,398,402,406,410,413,416,420],{"lang":375,"names":376},"ar",[377],"أجويت",{"lang":379,"names":380},"ca",[381],"ajoïta",{"lang":383,"names":384},"de",[385],"Ajoit",{"lang":387,"names":388},"es",[389],"Ajoíta",{"lang":391,"names":392},"et",[393],"ajoiit",{"lang":395,"names":396},"eu",[397],"Ajoïta",{"lang":399,"names":400},"fr",[401],"ajoïte",{"lang":403,"names":404},"it",[405],"ajoite",{"lang":407,"names":408},"lv",[409],"Adžoīts",{"lang":411,"names":412},"pl",[385],{"lang":414,"names":415},"ro",[385],{"lang":417,"names":418},"ru",[419],"Ахоит",{"lang":421,"names":422},"uz",[385],"Q413128",{"history":11,"applications":11}]