A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Specularite |
|---|---|
| Description | This sample of specularite is from the island of Elba. Specularite is a black or gray variety of hematite, Fe2O3 (iron oxide), with splendant metallic luster and often showing iridescence. It occurs in micaceous or foliated masses or in tabular or disklike crystals. |
| Location | Island of Elba. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-24. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #387. |
| Key words | Specularite, Elba |
| Tech details | 882 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1328 |
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