A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Ferrimolybdite on quartz from Mohave County, Arizona |
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| Description | The yellow crust is ferrimolybdite, Fe2Mo3012·8H20, on brownish quartz. It is a hydrated iron molybdate mineral that occurs in the oxidized zone of molybdenum-bearing deposits. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona ▹ Mohave. Near Kingman. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-02-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #539. |
| Key words | ferrimolybdite, molybdenum, Arizona |
| Tech details | 688 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 166 |
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