A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Alabandite with rhodochrosite |
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| Description | The black mineral is alabandite, MnS (manganese sulfide), a relatively rare mineral. Most samples, like this one are so fine grained and massive that individual crystals cannot be seen. Here it is seen with rhodochrosite (pink), a manganese carbonate. Alabandite is typically found in epithermal vein deposits associated with manganese ores. This specimen is 7 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona. Near Harshaw. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #173. |
| Key words | alabandite, rhodochrosite, Arizona |
| Tech details | 632 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1147 |
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