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Ajoite

Year of discovery: 1958 (New Cornelia mine (Ajo mine), USA), 2005 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of ajoite

• KCu₇AlSi₉O₂₄(OH)₆,3H₂O
• (K,Na)Cu₇AlSi₉O₂₄(OH)₆,3H₂O
• [K⁺][Cu²⁺₇][Al³⁺][(OH)₆|(Si₃O₈)₃]^18-,3H₂O

• Class: Phyllosilicatee - Hydroxide - Hydrate
• Radioactive: Very weak

• Color: Bluish green
• Streak: Pale green
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {010} (1 plane)
• Density: 3.0

• System: Triclinic
• Group: (-1), P(-1)
• Lattice: a=13.6, b=14.5, c=13.6, α=107.2, β=105.4, &gumma;=110.6