A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Glaucophane in schist |
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| Description | Glaucophane is a member of the amphibole family with the chemical formula of Na2(Mg,Fe)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2. Glaucophane is restricted to metamorphic rocks. This sample is about 7 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ California ▹ Mendocino County |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-10-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1395. |
| Key words | glaucophane, amphibole |
| Tech details | 912 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1712 |
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