A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Camptonite with kaersutite |
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| Description | Camptonites are one variety of a group of intrusive rocks collectively known as lamprophyres that characteristically form dykes. The original camptonite was named from Campton Falls in New Hampshire, USA. It is a dark-colored, medium-grained igneous rock composed of plagioclase feldspar, barkevikite (a sodium-bearing amphibole) and/or augite. This sample is about 11 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona ▹ Mojave County. Near Kingman. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-11-07. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1433. |
| Key words | camptonite, lamprophres, |
| Tech details | 773 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1757 |
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