Title | Hemimorphite speckled with heterogenite from Good Springs, Nevada |
Description | The yellow-brown mineral and the white crust are hemimorphite, hydrated zinc silicate hyroxide. The black grains scattered across the surface are heterogenite, a cobalt hydroxide. This specimen is about 9 cm across. |
Location | USA ▹ Nevada. Near Good Springs. |
Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-02-23. |
Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #528. |
Key words | hemimorphite, heterogenite, Nevada |
Tech details | 882 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
GeoDIL number | 142 |
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