A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Maghemite from Twin Peaks, Millard County, Utah |
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| Description | Maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3) formerly called gamma-hematite, martite or oxymagnetite, has the crystalline structure of magnetite, but the composition of hematite. On Earth, it is usually found only around the edges of regions of hydrothermal or magnetic activity, where the temperature ranges from 300 to 400°C. |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah ▹ Millard. Near Twin Peaks. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #77. |
| Key words | maghemite gamma-hematite, martite, oxymagnetite, Utah |
| Tech details | 642 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1294 |
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