A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Crossite |
|---|---|
| Description | Crossite is an amphibole mineral with formula Na2(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)2Si8O22(OH)2. It forms at high pressure and relatively low temperature. Crossite is named for Charles Whitman Cross a geologist who worked for the United States Geological Survey. This sample is about 5 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ California ▹ San Benito County |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-11-08. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1403. |
| Key words | crossite, metamorphic, amphibole |
| Tech details | 418 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1777 |
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