A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Thorite and quartz, Grafton, New Hampshire |
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| Description | Thorite is a thorium silicate, (Th,U)SiO4, often containing significant amounts of uranium. Here, black thorite crystals are seen with quartz. Both minerals show well developed crystal forms. This specimen, from a pegmatite, is about 7 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Hampshire ▹ Grafton. Near Grafton. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-03-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1193. |
| Key words | thorite, quartz |
| Tech details | 860 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 254 |
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