Papagoite (xl); New Cornelia pit, Ajo, AZ, USA; SCab. Unique.

TYPE; Very rich, sparkly micro crystals covering typical porphry matrix. This section of the long-closed, open-pit mine was mined out decades before the closure. Large crystallized matrix pieces are very rare now.

Ex Jim Thomas Collection. Jim wrote the Master Class article on the New Cornelia mine, where he worked for decades, in the Mineralogical Record.