A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Salesite |
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| Description | Salesite, a rare mineral containing iodine, has the formula Cu(IO3)(OH). Here we see salesite (the greenish mineral on the surface of an altered carbonate rich rock). The source of this sample is uncertain, but it comes from Chile, perhaps from the Chuquicamata mining district (one of the few places where salesite is found). This sample is about 8 cm across. |
| Location | Chile ▹ Antofagasta. Near Chuquicamata. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-02-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | salesite, chuquicamata, Chile, iodine |
| Tech details | 456 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 155 |
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