A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Magnetite porphyroblasts in specularite |
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| Description | Magnetite, Fe3O4 (iron oxide), may form a yellow-brown rust coating if washed or kept in a moist area. If a specimen must by washed, it should be dried immediately. To prevent rusting, specimens should be stored in dry areas. |
| Location | USA ▹ Michigan |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-30. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #471. |
| Key words | Magnetite, Porphyroblasts, Specularite, Michigan |
| Tech details | 883 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1384 |
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