A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Laurionite from Larium, Greece |
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| Description | This is a specimen of lead slag from Larium, Greece. The slag is debris from ore processing associated with mining operations. The vugs and holes in this sample contain small white crystals (needles and prisms) of laurionite, PbCl(OH). Laurionite is a rare chloride mineral, only found in lead slags, and only at a few localities in the world. This sample is about 7.5 cm across. |
| Location | Greece. Near Laurium. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-21. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #327. |
| Key words | laurionite, Greece |
| Tech details | 777 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 218 |
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