A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Carpholite |
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| Description | Carpholite is a silicate with the chemical formula Mn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4. Carpholite is found in low-grade metamorphosed shales. It forms a series with Ferrocarpholite. Carpholite's original locality was Schlaggenwald, Bohemia. The name comes from the Greek karfos meaning “straw” and lithos meaning “stone”. This sample is approximately 5 cm. |
| Location | Germany. Near Wippra. Harz Mountain. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2002-01-22. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1245. |
| Key words | carpholite, silicate |
| Tech details | 137 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 2172 |
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