A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Goethite pseudomorphous after pyrite from Pelican Point, Utah |
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| Description | The brown cubes (all about 1 cm3 in size) were originally pyrite, FeS2, but have oxidized to become goethite, FeO(OH). They are termed pseudomorphs because the crystals still have the shape of the original pyrite crystals. |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah. Near Pelican Point. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-02-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #533. |
| Key words | goethite, pyrite, pseudomorph, Utah |
| Tech details | 669 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 146 |
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