Collection: Ajoite
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Messina Mine Messina, S. Africa
Found commonly with quartz
Chemical Composition: (K, Na)Cu7Al(Si3O8) 3(OH)6 - 3H2O,
(Hydrated Potassium Sodium Copper Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide)
Hardness is 3.5
Evanston Store Hours
| Sunday: | CLOSED |
|---|---|
| Monday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Tuesday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday: | CLOSED |
| Thursday: | 10:30 am - 7:00 pm |
| Friday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Saturday: | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
After collecting fossils as a hobby for many years growing up, Dave Douglass opened Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop in 1970 at the age of 20 (with the help of his parents) at 1312 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The shop contained minerals and fossils, mostly self-collected by the Douglass family.