A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Limonite from Hibbing, Minnesota |
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| Description | This sample of limonite formed as a nodule in iron formation in Minnesota's Iron Range (the Mesabi Range), near Hibbing. Limonite is not a true mineral but is a mixture of hydrated iron oxide minerals, most importantly goethite. This specimen is about 12 cm in longest dimension. |
| Location | USA ▹ Minnesota. Near Hibbing. Mesabi Iron Range. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-02-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #519. |
| Key words | limonite, Hibbing, Minnesota |
| Tech details | 426 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 147 |
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