A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Agardite |
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| Description | Agardite, (La,Y,Ca,Ce,Nd)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 - 3H2O (hydrated lanthanum yttrium calcium cerium), is a rare earth arsenate mineral with a beautiful crystal habit and color. It is also known by the synonym “chlorotile”. Agardite can form tufts of fine acicular (hair-like) crystals. Yttrium, cerium, neodymium and lanthanum belong to a group of elements called rare earth metals. |
| Location | Morocco. Near Bou Skour. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-09-27. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1026. |
| Key words | agardite, Morocco |
| Tech details | 66 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1582 |
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