Name:

kinoite

A photo of the mineral kinoite

Class:

Silicates

Chemistry:

Ca2Cu2Si3O8 (OH)4

Color(s):

blue

Hardness:

5

SpecGrav:

3.16

Fracture:

Cleavage:

perfect 2 way

Crystal:

Monoclinic; usually prismatic

Envronment:

Association:

Locals:

AZ., USA /

Misc:

named for a Jesuit explorer ...Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711)

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona
2.) Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona

3.) Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona

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