A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Fuchsite |
|---|---|
| Description | Fuchsite is a dark green variety of muscovite. It can have a wonderfully dark emerald green color. It is often found in compact masses with small crystals. The green color is the result of chromium impurities. Muscovite's chemical formula is KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2. |
| Location | USA ▹ Vermont. Near Rutland. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2002-02-10. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1448. |
| Key words | fuchsite, muscovite, silicate |
| Tech details | 220 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2336 |
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