This mineral is a hydrated potassium copper aluminum silicate. Ajoite is often found in quartz, creating mesmerizing blue-green inclusions. The mineral is relatively soft, with a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4. ... South Africa is one of the most famous sources of ajoite, particularly the Messina Mine. Namibia also has deposits of this mineral ...
DetailsThe Messina Mine (No. 5 Shaft) is in well known for its wealth in beautiful quartz crystals ranging from mircoscopic to a metre in size. Coubly terminated crystals over 10 cm in …
DetailsA large and dramatic cluster of quartz with a SHARP and unusually lustrous, pristine termination hihglighted by a burst inclusion of bright blue ajoite! Complete all around, this is a rare and large example of this …
DetailsA single quartz crystal which is milky and has a slightly matt lustre. Small Cabinet: Up to 9.4cm. Cabinet: Larger than 9.4cm. Miniature: Up to 5cm. Size Reference.
DetailsMessina is home to a famous, instantly recognizable occurrence of unique and beautiful Quartz specimens in which the Quartz crystals are included with bright blue Ajoite, from finds in the mid 1980s. Specimens can vary, but this delightful, small-cabinet piece is rich in Ajoite inclusions (a very uncommon copper-containing silicate that is …
DetailsPerfect Papagoite Point highly saturated point rarer than ajoite Messina copper mine small point (292) Sale Price $78.75 $ 78.75 $ 175.00 Original Price $175.00 (55% off) FREE shipping Add to Favorites Rare Papagoite in Quartz Cluster from Messina Copper Mine • High Quality Crystal Specimen ...
DetailsAjoite and Copper in Quartz - Messina Mine, South Africa - 39x6x6mm / 2.5g - Multiple Ajoite and Copper Phantoms ad vertisement by RocksofDelight Ad vertisement from shop RocksofDelight RocksofDelight From shop RocksofDelight. Sale Price $132.33 $ 132.33 $ 441.09 Original Price $ ...
DetailsSmall highly saturated papagoite point from the long ago closed Messina copper mine. Much more rare than ajoite! Perfect Papagoite Point Messina Copper Mine Old Stock papagoite in quartz rare crystal specimen ajoite 's blue cousin Very rare as the Messina Copper Mine closed in 1990 and papa was already a rare mineral as a …
DetailsThe Messina Mine is home to these unique and beautiful Quartz crystals included by the rare potassium, sodium, copper silicate, Ajoite. The first generation of Quartz is richly …
DetailsNew Listing Huge Ajoite in Quartz Messina blue Ajoite inclusions Extremely Rare 270g crystal. Pre-Owned. $500.00. $24.00 shipping. 1 bid. 6d 9h. ... Ajoite in Quartz Cluster Crystal Messina Copper Mine South Africa. $1,420.00. or Best Offer. $9.90 shipping. DT Ajoite, Chlorite, & Hematite included Quartz South Africa 5cts. Brand New. $50.00.
DetailsThe Messina Copper Mines comprise a group of breccia pipes, disseminated replacement and fissure deposits within an area 20 km long by 1 km wide, emplaced within high-grade metamorphic rocks of the Limpopo mobile belt. Breccia pipes as well as associated hydrothermal copper deposits are aligned along a northeast trend which forms a …
DetailsAjoite in Quartz Crystal - with Epidote, Copper, Hematite - Messina Mine, South Africa - LARGE: 57x31x23mm / 44.0g Self Healed - Intense ... Ajoite in Quartz Crystal - Messina Mine, South Africa - LARGE: 47x28x20mm / 29.1g - Vivid Blue Ajoite Patch - A Large and Bright Crystal
DetailsIn the main crystal is pale inclusions of ajoite and hematite. Miniature: Up to 5cm. Small Cabinet: Up to 9.4cm. Size Reference. ... Miniature Ajoite, Hematite in Quartz, Artonvilla Mine, Messina Copper Mines, ZA. SA Mineral Shop (1952) positive; Seller's other items Seller's other items; Contact seller; US $0.99. 1 bid. Ends in 6d 21h. US ...
DetailsJeff Scovil generously supplied some of his images of Musina ajoite. Uwe Kolitsch is thanked for information on the Austrian Putzkammer Alp ajoite and for the …
DetailsAjoite in Quartz Crystal - with Epidote, Copper, Hematite - Messina Mine, South Africa - LARGE: 57x31x23mm / 44.0g Self Healed - Intense ... Ajoite in Quartz Crystal - Messina Mine, South Africa - LARGE: 47x28x20mm / 29.1g - Vivid Blue Ajoite Patch - A Large and Bright Crystal
DetailsMessina Mine, Vhembe Dist. Mun., Limpopo, South Africa Ex. Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher - 85396 ... Specimens can vary, but this delightful, small-cabinet piece is rich in Ajoite inclusions (a very uncommon copper-containing silicate that is very rare from other localities and seldom this concentrated). The Ajoite puffballs and acicular sprays …
DetailsMessina is home to a famous, instantly recognizable occurrence of unique and beautiful Quartz specimens in which the Quartz crystals are included with bright blue Ajoite. Specimens can vary, but this delightful, small-cabinet piece is rich in Ajoite inclusions (a very uncommon copper-containing silicate that is very rare from other …
DetailsThe ajoite colour is good, the crystals are small up to 0.7cm. Miniature: Up to 5cm. Small Cabinet: Up to 9.4cm. Size Reference. ... Artonvilla Mine, Messina Copper Mines, ZA. SA Mineral Shop (2018) positive; Seller's other items Seller's other items; Contact seller; US $127.50. 10 bids. Ends in . Condition:
DetailsMessina Mine, Messina, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Cabinet, 11.5 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm. Ex. Dr. Art Soregaroli. SOLD. The Messina mine is home …
DetailsStrung on a soldered link antiqued copper chain 20" long with lobster clasp. Stone cut by ZenBlu from material in last photo. Ajoite stone measures 3/4" long, Both sides of stone shown and can be worn from either side. See our other Ajoite offerings. Rare and beautiful this Ajoite (Ah-ho-ite) material is from the Messina mine in South Africa.
DetailsAjoite is an attractive copper silicate mineral that is named for its type locality in the Ajo District of Pima County, ... Notable Occurrences are limited to the New Cornelia Mine, ... Arizona, USA and the Messina District, South Africa. Best Field Indicators are color, crystal habit, locality and associations. Close × ...
DetailsConnoisseur's Choice: Ajoite, Messina Mine, Musina, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Bruce Cairncross Department of GeologyUniversity of Johannesburg PO Box 524, ... Rolf Luetke for the Copper Creek photo, and Colleen Thomson for the New Cornelia photo. All of these photos were originally located on …
DetailsThe New Cornelia mine is the type locality for ajoite and papagoite, and has produced exceptional specimens of crystallized azurite, cuprite, copper and gem-quality shattuckite.
DetailsStrung on a twisted link copper chain 24" long with lobster clasp. Stone can be worn from either side, see photos of different views. Visit our large collection of Ajoite jewerly. This Ajoite (Ah-ho-ite) material is from the Messina mine in South Africa and the only present location where this stone is being mined.
DetailsAjoite and Copper in Quartz - Messina Mine, South Africa - 39x6x6mm / 2.5g - Multiple Ajoite and Copper Phantoms (334) Sale Price $136.16 $ 136.16 $ 453.87 Original Price $453.87 (70% off) FREE shipping Add to Favorites ...
DetailsAjoite is a rare copper silicate mineral that is often found as an inclusion in blue Quartz. It's a minor ore of copper, yes, but also a gemstone with a. Crystal varieties. ... Ajoite has made its mark. The quartz specimens from the now-defunct Messina Mines are storied with their inclusions of blue copper silicate minerals, a mineralogical ...
DetailsAjoite, Quartz Messina mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm SOLD. Ajoite is a rare copper-based mineral that appears in specimens almost exclusively as …
DetailsAjoite and Copper in Quartz Messina Mine, Transvaal, South Africa Cabinet, 13.5 x 8.7 x 7.1 cm SOLD. A large and dramatic cluster of quartz with a SHARP and unusually lustrous, pristine termination hihglighted by a burst inclusion of bright blue ajoite! Complete all around, this is a rare and large example of this classic association.
DetailsQuartz with Ajoite and Copper incl. (1980s find) #5 shaft, Messina Mine, Musina, Vhembe Dist. Mun., Limpopo, South Africa Ex. Greg Peterson Collection Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm Start Time: 08/08/2024 ... Ajoite inclusions in Quartz, showing these sharp shapes within, ONLY came out in this fine quality in the 1980s. ...
DetailsRare and beautiful this Ajoite (Ah-ho-ite) material is from the Messina mine in South Africa and the only present location where this stone is being mined. Ajoite is found in oxidized copper-rich base metal deposit in association with shattuckite, conichalcite, quartz, muscovite, pyrite, creaseyite, fluorite, duhamelite, sillenite, …
DetailsAjoite is a hydrated sodium potassium copper aluminium silicate hydroxide mineral. There may also be traces of Manganese, Calcium, and Iron included. It is translucent and blue-green in color, with greenish-white streaks. ... The most exquisite specimens of Papagoite come from Messina mine in South Africa, and often occur as phantoms inside ...
DetailsAjoite: Pluth J J, Smith J V (2002) Arizona porphyry copper/hydrothermal deposits II: Crystal structure of ajoite, (K+Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16*~8H2O Proceedings of the National …
DetailsMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa Dimensions: 9.7 cm x 6.7 cm x 6.3 cm Field of View: 9.3 cm ... 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 …
DetailsAjoite, Quartz Messina mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa Miniature, 4.0 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm SOLD. Ajoite is a very RARE copper-related silicate. This is a KILLER, UNPOLISHED, natural quartz crystal that displays RICH zones of concentrated, turquoise-blue ajoite inclusions that you can ask for, and is about the …
DetailsAjoite in Quartz - LARGE CLUSTER - with Epidote, Copper, Hematite - Messina Mine, South Africa - XLARGE: 90x75x60mm / 249.5g ad vertisement by RocksofDelight Ad vertisement from shop RocksofDelight RocksofDelight From shop RocksofDelight $
DetailsAjoite in Quartz Crystal - with Epidote, Copper, Hematite - Messina Mine, South Africa - LARGE: 57x31x23mm / 44.0g Self Healed - Intense (334) $ 3,253.54. FREE shipping Add to Favorites ... Ajoite in Quartz Crystal - Messina Mine, South Africa - LARGE: 47x28x20mm / 29.1g - Vivid Blue Ajoite Patch - A Large and Bright Crystal (334)
Details• Papagoite & Ajoite included Quartz w/ Native Copper, Hematite, Kaolinite & Chlorite • • Harper Mine, Messina, South Africa • • Available •. Phaeleh · Three
DetailsAncient smelting sites are still visable in the high ridges within 20 km of Messina. It was tales of these copper mining activities that lead Lt.-Colonel J.P. Grenfell to explore the area and eventually form a mining company in 1905. ... The inclusions of shattuckite, papagoite and ajoite are in particular spectacular. The brecciation of the ...
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