A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Jalpaite with chrysocolla and silver |
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| Description | Jalpaite, a silver-copper sulfide, forms by low-temperature hydrothermal precipitation. It is the lead gray material in this photo. Also present is a very small amount of green chrysocolla, a hydrated copper silicate, and some very tarnished disseminated silver. This specimen is 2.5 cm across. |
| Location | Mexico ▹ Chihuahua. Near La Mesa. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-16. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #127. |
| Key words | jalpaite, chrysocolla, silver, Mexico |
| Tech details | 609 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1206 |
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