A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Plattnerite with calcite on limonite |
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| Description | This sample shows plattnerite (black, PbO) with calcite (white, CaCO3), on limonite (orange, Fe-oxide/hydroxide). The specimen is 10 cm in longest dimension. |
| Location | Mexico. Near Durango. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #489. |
| Key words | Platinerite, Calcite, Limonite, Mexico |
| Tech details | 778 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1263 |
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