Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Ajoite / Quartz
Messina Mine, South Africa
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Combination
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| Origin Location |
Messina Mine, South Africa |
| Description |
A larger miniature, high quality specimen of Ajoite included quartz. This piece features a linear layer of teal blue Ajoite along one of the Quartz faces, as well as a nice small cloud of Ajoite in a small sidecar crystal. A fine specimen of this extraordinarily rare and difficult to obtain material from the closed Messina Mine locality, which is the only known source of this sought-after mineral combination. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Thumbnail |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
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| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Ajoite: K3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O
tripotassium copper trialuminum nonacosasilicon oxygen oxygen hydrogen octa hydrogen oxide *
Quartz: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite Chalcedony Calcite  Quartz Pumice Fluorapophyllite-(K) / Heulandite  |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
K Cu Al Si O H K Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K V Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Cr Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H Na K Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Na Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Fe Al Si O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Ca Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Li Cu Si O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Mg Al Si O H
K Cu Al Si O H Cu Al H Si O
K Cu Al Si O H K Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Si Al O H
K Cu Al Si O H K Al Mg Si O H
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