A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Carminite with corkite |
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| Description | Carminite, PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 (lead iron hydroxy arsenate), was only recognized as a separate mineral in the last fifty years. Before that it was often seen in lead mining wastes around the Luise Mining plant in Nassau, but there was never enough material for unambiguous identification. However, some years later it was “re-discovered” in much greater quantities in the form of crystalline deposits in Mexico that enabled more in-depth analysis. The name was given because of vivid red coloration of the crystals. |
| Location | Mexico. Near Sonora. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-10-02. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1035. |
| Key words | carminite, corkite, Mexico |
| Tech details | 705 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1598 |
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