A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Safflorite |
|---|---|
| Description | Safflorite, (Co,Fe)As2 (cobalt iron arsenide), is a rare mineral, but is found with other arsenides in ores mined for cobalt and/or arsenic. When weathered it is associated with the pink to red cobalt arsenate mineral erythrite. |
| Location | Canada ▹ British Columbia. Near Hazelton. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-07-17. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #217. |
| Key words | safflorite, British Columbia, Canada |
| Tech details | 284 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1220 |
 | |