A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Domeykite from Houghton, Michigan |
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| Description | The dark brown, slightly copper colored, mineral is domeykite, Cu3As (copper arsenide). It is accompanied by quartz. Domeykite is a minor ore of copper, and also sometimes is used for ornamental purposes. It can be cut and polished and made into attractive cabochons, clocks, bookends and carvings with unuusal color. This specimen, from the well known copper mining district in Michigan's Upper Penninsula, is 8 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Michigan. Near Houghton. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-10. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #163. |
| Key words | domeykite, Michigan |
| Tech details | 616 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1110 |
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