A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Scorodite |
|---|---|
| Description | Scorodite, FeAsO4 - 2H4O (hydrated zinc arsenate), is an attractive and colorful mineral. It forms in the upper oxidation zones of arsenic rich ore bodies. The ore bodies in which scorodite is usually found contain the mineral arsenopyrite, FeAsS. Scorodite has also been found as a crust precipitated on the outer rims of hot springs. |
| Location | USA ▹ Nevada. Near Lunig. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-11-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1050. |
| Key words | Scorodite, Nevada |
| Tech details | 868 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1836 |
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