A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Chalcedony pseudomorph after coral, from Tampa Bay, Florida |
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| Description | When it grew, this coral was formed of calcium carbonate (calcite). After death, chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) replaced the calcium carbonate. This sample is 11 cm in longest dimension. |
| Location | USA ▹ Florida. Tampa Bay. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #151. |
| Key words | coral, chalcedony, Florida |
| Tech details | 685 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 483 |
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