Papagoite
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![Papagoite with conichalcite, from Ajo, Arizona.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Papagoite0432.jpg")
![Papagoite and native copper inclusions on a quartz crystal from Limpopo Province, South Africa (size 7.0 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm)](/Images/godic/202502/01/Copper-Papagoite-Quartz-tmu46b0432.jpg")
Papagoite is a rare cyclosilicate mineral. Chemically, it is a calcium copper aluminium silicate hydroxide, found as a secondary mineral on slip surfaces and in altered granodiorite veins, either in massive form or as microscopic crystals that may form spherical aggregates. Its chemical formula is CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3.