A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Annabergite (cabrerite) from near Laurium, Greece |
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| Description | A member of the vivianite group, annabergite is the nickel analogue of erythrite, a cobalt mineral. The bright green color is characteristic and is used by miners to identify nickel ore. Miners refer to annabergite as “nickel bloom.” It has general formula Ni3(AsO4)2·8(H2O) and is often found as a green alteration coating on other nickel minerals. This specimen is 9 cm across. |
| Location | Greece. Near Laurium. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-10-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1047. |
| Key words | annabergite, cabrerite, Greece |
| Tech details | 423 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1614 |
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