A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Franklinite with calcite and zincite |
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| Description | In this sample, franklinite, (Zn,Fe,Mn)(Fe,Mn)2O4 (zinc iron manganese oxide), and calcite, CaCO3 (calcium carbonate), are dominant (black and white minerals), with small patches of red zincite. Franklinite and zincite are both important ores of zinc. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-09-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #418. |
| Key words | Franklinite, Calcite, Zincite, New Jersey |
| Tech details | 682 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1557 |
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