A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Spodumene from the Black Hills, South Dakota |
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| Description | Spodumene is a lithium aluminum pyroxenoid that is found in lithium-rich granites and pegmatites. This is a typical sample from the Black Hills, South Dakota. Rare, gemmy varieties of spodumene are pink-lilac (kunzite) or green (hiddenite). This sample is about 9 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ South Dakota. Near Black Hills. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-04-24. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1348. |
| Key words | spodumene, South Dakota |
| Tech details | 475 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 400 |
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