A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Thorite in pegmatite, Grafton, New Hampshire |
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| Description | Thorite, the most common thorium mineral, has formula (Th,U)SiO4. This sample, contains typical brown-black thorite and a yellow-orange variety sometimes termed orangite. It is about 4.5 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Hampshire ▹ Grafton. Near Grafton. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1193. |
| Key words | thorite, New Hampshire |
| Tech details | 448 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 253 |
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