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papagoite Min.|pəˈpɑːgəʊaɪt| [f. prec. + -ite1.] A basic silicate of calcium, copper, and aluminium, approximately CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3, which is found as blue monoclinic crystals.
1960Hutton & Vlisidis in Amer. Mineralogist XLV. 600 The mineral described herein has been named papagoite after the Indian tribe that inhabited the area in which the active mining center of Ajo is situated. 1965Mineral. Abstr. XVII. 359/2 Papagoite from the type deposit at the Ajo Mine, Arizona.., is monoclinic, with a 12·94, b 11·52, c 4·68Å, β 100°30′; space group C 2/m. |