A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Cumengite with phosgenite and atacamite from Boleo, Mexico |
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| Description | This sample contains vein-like portions of green, brown, and blue minerals. The green mineral is atacamite, Cu2Cl(OH)3. The brown mineral is phosgenite, Pb2CO3Cl2. The blue minerals is cumengite, Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40. These are all secondary minerals that form by oxidation of galena and other ore minerals. This label on the top surface is about 3 cm across. |
| Location | Mexico. Near Boleo. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-21. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #323. |
| Key words | cumengite, phosgenite, atacamite, Mexico |
| Tech details | 1006 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 216 |
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