A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Scorodite (green) |
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| Description | Scorodite, FeAsO4-2H4O (hydrated zinc arsenate), is a mineral occuring in the oxidized portions of metallic veins as an alteration of arsenic containing minerals. 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 ▹ Utah. Near Eureka. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-11-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1052. |
| Key words | Scorodite, Utah |
| Tech details | 699 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1838 |
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