Junitoite and Apachite

Junitoite And Apachite Natural Minerals From Christmas Mine Christmas area banner district/dripping spring Mts gila Co Arizona USA Size- 3.6cm x 4.3cm x 1.7cm Weight- 42g You will receive the item in the photo Junitoite and apachite are two exceedingly rare minerals. Both form in identical geological environments but possess distinct structural chemical and physical properties. Junitoite: Crystal system - Orthorhombic Mineral class- silicate Rock formation- formed via retrograde metamorphism and oxidation of tactites (skarn rocks). It specifically develops in fractures through pods of sphalerite ore. Hardness- 4.5 on the MOHs scale Apachite: Crystal system- Monoclinic Mineral class - silicate Rock formation- formed in a retrograde metamorphic environment. It occurs as replacements and fractures cutting through calc-silicate garnet diopside skarns (tactites) Because they form under similar highly specific retrograde metamorphic and hydrothermal alteration conditions,Junitoite and Apachite are frequently found growing together.